In: Psychology
Considering characteristics and intervention - Develop a graphic organizer in which you identify the symptoms, causes, and effective intervention strategies for:
Unipolar depression
Bipolar depression
Suicidal behaviors
Mental illness | symptoms | Causes | Intervention |
---|---|---|---|
Unipolar depression | Sadness, loss of interest, changes in sleep,appetite, daily behaviour or self esteem | Exact cause is unknown. Combination of genes and stress can affect brain chemistry, hormones contributing to the development of the disorder | Medications, psychotherapy and lifestyle changes can help. |
Bipolar depression | Manic episode of high energy, less requirement of food and sleep. Depressive episode of low energy, lack of motivation to carry out daily activities | Multiple factors like genetics, biological traits like brain chemical imbalance, hormonal problem, environmental factors can trigger the disorder. | Medications, psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy and hospitalization |
Suicidal Behaviour | It is consequence of many disorders like depression, substance abuse disorder etc. Symptoms are sadness, hoplessness, sleep problems, self harm behaviour, recent trauma. | Biopsycosocial,environmental, sociocultural factors are the causes. | Medications, talk therapy, lifestyle changes |