Mood Disorders: Clinical Depression

Mood disorders are characterized by unstable emotions, which are not always completely within the individual 's control. Mood disorders are one of the most common categories of psychological disorders, and the two most common disorders within this category are bipolar disorder and major depression (also known as clinical depression). These disorders often require a patient to take medications to regulate their mood, which is often paired with psychotherapy or “talk therapy.” While they are common

identified psychiatric disorders and suicide in particular as the leading cause of maternal death. In those same years there were 1.27 maternal deaths per 100,000 maternal deliveries in the UK as a result of mental health problems (CMACE, 2011). Midwives, obstetricians and gynecologists are often the central medical caregivers for women and as such they are likely to be the first or only medical providers to identify, refer and coordinate a plan of care for women who have mood disorders. Early detection

Clinical Depression: Research and Treatment Methods One of the most common psychiatric disorders is known as clinical depression and affects anywhere between 3% and 13% of the population with some form of depressive symptoms affecting as much as 20% of the adult population at some point in their lives (Amenson & Lewinson, 1981; Kessler et al., 1994; Oliver & Simmons, 1985, as cited in Antonuccio, Danton, & DeNelsky, p. 574). The concept of ‘harmful dysfunction’ advanced by Horwitz and Wakefield

Depression is a mental disorder that can affect people of all race, gender, and age. It causes severe bad moods and sadness. Unlike just feeling upset for a day or a few hours, people with this illness can not just simply will themselves to feel better. Going for a walk or talking to friends or family will not cheer them up. It is much more serious than that. These feelings start to interfere with the person’s daily routine and life. On top of sadness, feelings of worthlessness, helplessness, and

Aim 2. Identify further optimization of CAMs clinical critical-time components (e.g., set-up, time-in-task). To exert clinical valid results, the time the participant and the practitioner perceives and actually spends in set-up, in-task or task analyses , interpretation and communication of results effect the viability of the ongoing clinical applications. We will carry out similar studies (see Aim 1) using the highest scoring CAMs groups yet varying sub-CAMs-component times to identify the lowest

Depression is a mental disorder accompanied by persistent and pervasive feelings of low mood, and low self-esteem. Depression reflects a disturbance and change in a person’s mood. Mood is defined as the “prolonged tone that dominates an individual’s outlook.” Depression is the most common mood disorder (Murray, 2012:478). It is followed by a loss of enjoyment and interest in everyday pleasurable activities. It affects family life, social life, sleeping habits, eating habits, and overall well-being

Introduction Bipolar disorder, commonly known as manic depression, is considered a serious mental condition of the brain in which an individual alternates between feelings of depression and mania (Craddock & Jones, 1999). Over 2.3 million United States adults or an estimate of 1% of the population in a year are being affected by bipolar disorder (Jianfei, Patel, Li & Keck, 2010). Different symptoms of this disorder include rapid speech, increase in activity or energy, denial, high risk behavior

Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder In the world today Bipolar Disorder Abstract This article reviews the current state of the literature on the assessment of bipolar disorder in adults. Research on reliable and valid measures for bipolar disorder has unfortunately lagged behind assessment research for other disorders, such as major depression. We review diagnostic tools, self-report measures

The mental disorder I selected during the second part of the course project was clinical depression. Clinical depression is a severe disorder containing various symptoms which negatively affects how an individual thinks, feels, and acts in society. Several of these signs and symptoms include feelings of irritability and sadness, frequent loss of energy, decrease in energy and activity, difficulty concentrating, and even suicidal thoughts or actions. These symptoms may decrease an individual’s capability

Major depression The plaque of major depression (MD) is wide spread and an ever increasing one. The age of diagnosis is steadily decreasing. This raises the question: do psychologists diagnose this disorder too frequently; is it a means to an end when no problem really exists? Or is there a clinical rise in prevalence as a result of genetic, physiological, social, stress, psychosocial or any other factor that may contribute to the manifestation of MD. In the following section we define MD, discuss