Mood Disorders — Flashcards

_____ (depression or anxiety) is characterized by decreased norepinephrine

Patients recovering from a suicidal depression, become more energized and thus, can put their suicidal plans into action thus leading to _____

_____ vagus nerve is usually stimulated for treatment resistant depression

_____ in volume of cingulate cortex, prefrontal cortex, amygdala and hippocampus is seen in depression

What are the three components of Beck's triad of depression?_____

Mood-_____ delusions and hallucinations are seen in Postpartum psychosis

Dysthymia and major depressive disorder in the same period constitute _____.

_____ disorder is characterized by recurrent episodes of major depression, mania, or hypomania with seasonal onset

_____ is sometimes referred to as "endogenous depression"

Which sex is more commonly affected by bipolar disorders?_____