Depression
by Widiya Habibah
1. Biological Explanation:Monoamine Hypothesis
2. Biological Treatment:Depression
3. Symptoms
4. Cognitive Explanation
5. Cognitive Treatment:CBT
6. imbalance in neurotransmitters
7. Low serotonin
8. Low noradrenalin
9. Genetic link
10. High cortisol
11. Change neurotransmitter levels
12. E.g.affect monoamines
13. Dosage can be adjusted
14. Available on prescription
15. Patient can try different types
16. intense
17. Lack of enjoyment
18. Sleep problems
19. Low motivation
20. Fault thought processes
21. Negetive self-view
22. Downward spiral
23. E.g. Catastraphising
24. Helplessness
25. Identifies negative thoughts
26. Changing out thoughts changes our behaviour
27. May involve diagrams
28. Collaborative therapy
29. Once a week for 5-20weeks
30. Long-lasting change
31. Non suitable for everyone
32. May be a symptom, not a cause
33. No better then other therapies
34. Cognitive-restructuring successful
35. Effective alongside drug treatments
36. CBT effective
37. Symphtom not cause
38. Supporting evidence in teenagers
39. Seligman's Animal Research
40. Support evidence
41. Antidepressants Effective
42. Only 50% success rate
43. Correlational evidence
44. Could be ANY neurotransmitters!
45. Placebos often as effective as SSRIs
46. Side effects
47. Fast acting
48. But still take a while to work
49. ECT may be better for extreme cases
50. Addictive
51. Withdrawal effects
52. Treats symptom not cause
