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Suicide
Fatal self-inflicted destructive act w/ explicit or inferred intent to die
4 steps of Suicidal Continuum
Suicidal Ideation: Thinking about ending one’s life
Developing a plan
Suicide attempt: nonfatal suicidal behavior
Suicide: actual ending of one’s life
Self-harm w/o the presence of suicidality
Self-harming w/o the intent of ending their life
Resilience
a Belief you can overcome adversity, good coping skills
Risk for suicide but unlikely when high in resilience.
2 medicines types of for mood disorders
Antidepressants (MAOIs, SSRIs)
Mood-stabilizing drugs (Lithium): For bipolar episodes
3 alternative biological treatments for mood disorders, elaborate
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT): Treatments induce seizures, used w/ severely depressed patients who may present serious suicidal risk (shock)
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS): Nerve stimulation of the brain to improve depressive symptoms
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) (neuromodulation): Implanting an electrode in the brain a stimulating w/ electric current
Controlled by a pacemaker type device placed under the skin in the upper chest. A wire travels under the skin connecting the device with the electrodes.
3 Psychotherapies for mood disorders
CBT
Behavior Activation Treatment: Getting patients to become more active and engaged w/ their environment and relationships
Interpersonal Therapy (IPT): Focuses on current relationship issues and understanding and change of maladaptive interaction patterns
Family and Marital therapy
Dissociative Disorders
Conditions that involve disruptions or breakdowns of memory, awareness, identity, or perception
Dissociative Identity Disorder
a dissociative disorder, formerly called MPD, in which an individual develops more than one-self or personality.
Must have 2 distinct identities and when inhabiting identity one, are
Not aware of inhabiting the other identity, with large gaps in memory
What Oftentimes Dissociative disorders involve
mood, anxiety, and PTSD.
Dissociative Amnesia
Inability to remember important details and experiences, usually associated with traumatic events or very stressful events
Fugue State
Traveling or wandering w/o knowing their identity