Depressive Disorders (smartypance.com)

Bipolar II

Hypomania with more depression?

Bipolar I

More manic with some depression?

Lithium

Medical treatment for Bipolar I?

Antidepressants

Class of medication you never give to Bipolar I?

Major depression

Depression with a change from previous functioning difficult to perform daily activities?

Persistent depressive disorder

What condition manifests as a chronically depressed mood for more than a 2 year period?

Antipsychotics (e.g. olanzapine risperidone quetiapine)

Medical treatment for Bipolar II?

MAO Inhibitors inhibit chemicals that remove neurotransmitters in the body.

Inhibits chemicals that remove neurotransmitters in the body

Tricyclic antidepressants increase the available amount of neurotransmitters in the brain.

Increases the available amount of neurotransmitters in the brain

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) block the reabsorption of serotonin in the brain.

Blocks the reabsorption of the neurotransmitter at the cellular level in the brain

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) induces brief seizures through the use of electric currents passed through the brain.

Induces brief seizures through the use of electric currents passed through the brain