Current Thinking on the Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Affective Disorders

1990 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 763-764
Author(s):  
Robert L. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Current Thinking

Mood Disorders

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan A Baloch ◽  
Jair C. Soares
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Gray Matter ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Unipolar Depression ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Bipolar Spectrum ◽  
Manic Symptoms ◽  
Lifetime History ◽  
History Of

Affective disorders are among the most common disorders in psychiatry. They are generally classified according to the persistence and extent of symptoms and by the polarity of these symptoms. The two poles of the affective spectrum are mania and depression. Bipolar disorder is characterized by the presence of the mania or hypomania and often depression. Unipolar depression is defined by depression in the absence of a lifetime history of mania or hypomania. These differences are not merely categorical but have important implications for the prognosis and treatment of these conditions. Bipolar disorder, for example, is better treated using mood-stabilizing medication, whereas unipolar depression responds optimally to antidepressant medications. In addition, prognostically, unipolar depression may sometimes be limited to one episode in a lifetime, whereas bipolar disorder is typically a lifelong condition. The course of both conditions, however, is often chronic, and frequently patients can present with unipolar depression only to later develop manic symptoms. A thorough understanding of both conditions is therefore required to treat patients presenting with affective symptomatology. This chapter discusses the epidemiology, etiology and genetics, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of unipolar depression and bipolar disorder. Figures illustrate gray matter differences with lithium use and the bipolar spectrum. Tables list the pharmacokinetics of commonly used antidepressants and medications commonly used in the treatment of bipolar disorder. This review contains 2 figures, 2 tables, and 136 references.

Diagnosis and treatment of co-occurring affective disorders and substance use disorders

2004 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-659 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh Myrick ◽  
Jeff Cluver ◽  
Steve Swavely ◽  
Hamilton Peters
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment

Mood Disorders

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan A Baloch ◽  
Jair C. Soares
Keyword(s):  
Bipolar Disorder ◽  
Mood Disorders ◽  
Gray Matter ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Unipolar Depression ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Bipolar Spectrum ◽  
Manic Symptoms ◽  
Lifetime History ◽  
History Of

Affective disorders are among the most common disorders in psychiatry. They are generally classified according to the persistence and extent of symptoms and by the polarity of these symptoms. The two poles of the affective spectrum are mania and depression. Bipolar disorder is characterized by the presence of the mania or hypomania and often depression. Unipolar depression is defined by depression in the absence of a lifetime history of mania or hypomania. These differences are not merely categorical but have important implications for the prognosis and treatment of these conditions. Bipolar disorder, for example, is better treated using mood-stabilizing medication, whereas unipolar depression responds optimally to antidepressant medications. In addition, prognostically, unipolar depression may sometimes be limited to one episode in a lifetime, whereas bipolar disorder is typically a lifelong condition. The course of both conditions, however, is often chronic, and frequently patients can present with unipolar depression only to later develop manic symptoms. A thorough understanding of both conditions is therefore required to treat patients presenting with affective symptomatology. This chapter discusses the epidemiology, etiology and genetics, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of unipolar depression and bipolar disorder. Figures illustrate gray matter differences with lithium use and the bipolar spectrum. Tables list the pharmacokinetics of commonly used antidepressants and medications commonly used in the treatment of bipolar disorder. This review contains 2 figures, 2 tables, and 135 references.

Affective disorders in cats and dogs.

2021 ◽  
pp. 207-226
Author(s):  
Sagi Denenberg
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Disorders ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Behaviour Problems ◽  
Panic Disorders

Abstract This chapter describes the clinical signs, diagnosis and treatment of anxiety disorders, panic disorders, frustration-related presentations and some miscellaneous behaviour problems in cats and dogs.

Biological Tests in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Affective Disorders

1984 ◽  
pp. 383-398
Author(s):  
Harvey A. Sternbach ◽  
Harry E. Gwirtsman ◽  
Robert H. Gerner
Keyword(s):  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Diagnosis And Treatment ◽  
Biological Tests
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