HTCTW Article 3 - Mindmap

C hange i n
appeti te
Sleep too
much or
little.

Lasts 2 years or
longer , used to be
know n as
dysthymia.

Lack of
energy

Being tir ed and

without energy.

Persistent
Depressive
Disorder

Treatm ent

Trouble
concentrating or
m aking decisions.

Anxiety

Irritability

Feeling wor thless

or guilty.

Psychotherapy

Mood
sw i ngs

Ser oqual

Latuda

Antidepr essants not

r ecom m ended.
Trouble
concentr ating
Sym ptom s

M ajor Depression

Olanzapinefluoxetine
com bi nati on

Pr em enstr ual
Dysphoric Disorder

Feelings of being
over whelm ed

Antidepr essant
m edication

Tr eatm ents

Women with PMMD

have depr ession
and other sym ptom s
at the start of
m enstr uation.

(sometimes) oral
contraceptives

Electroconvulsive
therapy (ECT)

Tr eatm ents

Postpar tum
D epr essi on

AKA "manic depression",

m ood epi sode sthat r ange
from extremes of high energy
with an "up" mood to low
"depressive" periods.

Situational
D epr essi on

Differ ent fr om per sisten sadness of

typical depression. A positive even can
temporarily improve your mood.

Sleeping m or e
than usual

Oversensitive to
criticism

Delusions ( false
beliefs).

Paranoia (wrongly believing that others

are trying to harm you).

Antidepr essant dr ugs can help.

Tr eatm ents

ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)

Can be helped by
psychotherapy.

Antidepr essants can

hel p

Possible r ecom m endation: SSRI

(selective serotonin reuptake
inhibitor)

Possible r ecom m endation: older type of antidepr essant

called MAOI (monoamine oxidase inhibitor)

Antidepr essant
dr ugs

Antipsychotic drugs

Also called "stress response syndrom e".

This isn't a techinical term in psychiatry.

Tr eatm ents

Sym ptom s

Feeling heaviness in
your ar m s and legs

Psychotic
D epr essi on

Atypical Depression

Incr eased appetite

Hallucinations
( seeing or hear ing
things that aren' t
there).

Sym ptom s

Appear s in wom en who have

m ajor depr ession
weeks/m onths after childbirth.

D epr essed m ood w hen having tr ouble

m anaging str essful events ( i.e. death,
divorce, losing your job, etc.)

Symptoms of major
depr essi on appear
in low phr ases.

Light therapy

Tr eatm ents

Sit in front of special light

box for 15-3 mins.

Types of
Depression

Those of m ajor
depr essi on.

Anti depr essants

Seasonal Affective
Disorder

Repetitive transcranial magnetic

stimulation (rTMS

Bipolar Disorder

Fatigue

Change in appetite or
sl eep habi ts

Thoughts of
suicide.

M edications help br ing m ood swings

under control.

Medication

M ajor depr ession that m ost

often happends dur ing winter .

Therapy

Medication

Sym ptom s

Diagnosed if 5 or m or e of sym ptom s

exist (most days, 2 weeks or longer). At
l east one m ust be a depr essed m ood
or loss of interest.

Low self- esteem

Feel
hopel ess

Trouble concentrating
or m aking decisions.

W eight loss or
gain.

Feelings of being "sped up"

or "slowed down"

Sym ptom s

Less sunl i ght.

Lost of interest or pleasure in

your activities

Trouble getting to
sleep or feeling
sleepy dur ing the
day.