PSYCH 5250: Mood Disorders: Classification, Etiology, and Treatment
A survey of the mood disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, and several variants of these disorders. The course examines the mood disorders in depth, covering historical, cross-cultural, diagnostic, developmental, neuroscientific, etiological, and therapeutic issues.
Prereq: Grade of C- or higher in 2220 and 2300, and a grade of C- or higher in one of the following: 2367.02, 3331, 3331H, 3331E, 3335, or 3530; or Grad standing.
Prereq: Grade of C- or higher in 2220 and 2300, and a grade of C- or higher in one of the following: 2367.02, 3331, 3331H, 3331E, 3335, or 3530; or Grad standing.
Credit Hours
3
Sample Topics:
- History of the Mood Disorders
- Phenomenology & the Course of the Mood Disorders
- Sex, Sexual Orientation and Depression
- Suicide
- Disordered Mood in Cultural-Historical Context
- Changes in the Description of Mood Disorders & Subtypes in Modern Times
- Diagnosis and Assessment
- Genetics
- Environmental Risk and Protective Factors - Unipolar Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
- Cognitive Vulnerability & Unipolar Depression
- Premorbid Personality and Risk
- Interpersonal Processes
- Information Processing
- Neuroendocrine & Neurochemical Processes
- Neural Structure and Organization of Mood Pathology
- Persistent Depressive Disorder
- Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Postpartum Mood Disorders
- Depression & Bipolar Disorder during Childhood and Adolescence
- Mood Disorders in the Elderly
- Anxiety & Depression
- Personality Disorders
- Depressive Syndromes & Medical Comorbidities
- Prevention and Treatment