Major Depressive Disorder

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Objectives: Prevalence and onset Impact of MDD type of depressive disorder MDD describe biopsychosocial factors of depression understand and apply screening questions of MDD know medications anad medical conditions that can potentially cause or contribute towards depression describe interventions for depression

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Things to note:

Rambles: Prevalence of depression highest in women but could be statistically biased higher younger

unipolar depressive disorder

depressions come in episodes

symptoms

many different disorders under depreddive disorder

at least 1: depressed mood anhedonia at least 4: worthlessness or guilt suicidal ideation fatigue more or less sleep/weight less thoughtfulness psychomotor retardation or agitation

must not be explained by other causes e

sadness vs depression signal of loss lasts for short period of time usually doesnt affect self image

depression hopelessness and helplessness involves complex pattern symptoms negative thought bias mental illness

grief memories of deceased feelings of emptiness and loss

depression symptoms depressed or hopelessness little interest or pleasure from or in things

Biopsychosocial factors of depression Biological genetic vulerability

social

psychological