Question

Topic: Mood Disorders

1. Review Ray Chapter 6 and DSMV criteria for Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder and briefly describe the major differences between the two.

2. Find and compare two treatment approaches to either depression or bi-polar disorder (only select one), describe approaches, proposed outcomes, any limitations

and whether you think one or both are effective, why and under which circumstances.

3. Use APA format for all in-text citations and references (at end of paper).

Answer 1

In today , mechanical life lots of factor play consider role create mental illness which lead to people anxious , depression , conflict , inactive and face several mental truma problem . People lives in isolated area and their mood is not so charming .it is common to feel depression or having mood off . But when it's going to continue for longer period then its take shape of dpressive mood disorder .according DSMV , There is several criteria for major depressive disorder

1. They show loss of interest or any pleasure towards any person or activities .

2. People are always feel depression and having irritating most of the day.

3. Significant change in appetite and weight loss .

4.feeling fatigue and insomnia consistenly .

5.feeling worthless and excessive inappropriate guilt .

6. Lack of concentration.

Bipolar Disorder:

Bipolar disorder is manic depression and extreme level mood disorder. In bipolar disorder people are show bad relationship with others and also having proffesional as well as academic low performance . The major criteria of bipolar disorder is listed below

1. Deep sadness , hopelessness , suicidal thoughts .

2. Having very short temper .

3. Trouble in sleeping .

4. Having trouble in focusing as well as concentrating .

5. Eating too little or too much and also complaining not feeling well.

Step -2

Approach in treatment of bipolar Disorder:

1. Medication can be useful in excessive cases .such medication can be provided to them like lithobib for mood stabilizer , antipsychotics such as Zyperxa , alprazolam etc .

2. Such kind psychotherapy like cognitive behavioral therapy which helps to change behaiour and thinking pattern.

3. Psychoeducation also great tool which helps to councelling the problem and make realize ownself.

4. Interpersonal and social rhythm therapy can also be used for developing good regular habits like sleeping , eating etc.

5. People who suffer in bipolar Disorder must be change their life style and good , haethy life style .

proposed outcome :

ii will helps to recover with passage of time from bipolar and depressive mood disorder . Therefore , he can be more social and having balanced personlality .

Diffrence:

Major depressive disorder is common factor and it is related to our common life activites and symtoms are sleep problem , changing appetite but in biopolar disorder change the excessively and People are suffred extremely depression , anxiety due to losses love or someone death.