1. Affective Disorders
Mood Disorders

2. Affective Disorders
= characterized by disturbances in affect or emotional state (mood)

3. Affective Disorders
= characterized by disturbances in affect or emotional state (mood)
Depression *Most common
Mania ** Least common
Bipolar Disorder [Manic Depression]

4. Depression
A state in which a person feels overwhelmed with sadness, grief, and guilt…
Symptoms:
Unable to experience pleasure
Tired, apathetic, indecisive
Feeling of failure
Disrupted sleep + eating
Suicidal thoughts?

5. Mood Disorders-Depression
Percentage
of population
aged 18-84
experiencing
major
depression
at some
point In life 20 15 10 5
USA Edmonton Puerto Paris West Florence Beirut Taiwan Korea New
Rico Germany Zealand
Around the world
women are more
susceptible to

6. Mood Disorders-Depression
Age in Years
10% 8 6 4 2
Percentage
depressed
Females
Males

7. Mood Disorders-Suicide
Increasing rates of teen suicide
Year 12 10 8 6 4 2
Suicide rate,
ages 15 to 19
(per 100,000)

9. Mania Hyperactive Excessively talkative Easily distracted Euphoric
Flamboyant + unrealistic self-confidence
Unlimited hopes and schemes (goal-oriented)
Aggressive and hostile? Violent?
…collapse from exhaustion
* Not common on its own…

10. Bipolar Disorder Both mania and depression are present
Alternate between two “poles”

11. PET Scans