Zusammenfassung der Ressource
MAjor Depressive Disorder
- Genetics
- no genes
have been
linked to
depression
- CAMP ET AL 2005
- Pairing together 2 diff syndromes
- early on-set depression - high probability
of other relatives with depression
- BIERUT ET AL 1999
- aswell as anxiety disorders,
attention-deficit disorder, alcohol
abuse
- late on-set have high probability of
relatives with circulatory problems
- effect of gene varies
with environment
- one controls serotonin transporter
- Protein regulates ability of axons
to reabsorb serotonin after
release, to recycle for further use
- short and long type (no
replications been found)
- short type - increase in stressful experiences led to big increase in depression
- long type - stress events only slightly increased risk of depression
- 1 long 1 short - were intermediate
- short form of gene alone didn't lead to depression but
might magnify reaction to stressful events
- CASPIT ET AL 2003
- if a study finds no significant correlation between 2
variables, perhaps 1 or both of variables was poorly
measured
- measurement of depression are good but problems with measurement of stress
- some events will be more stressful for
some people than they are for others.
- WRAY ET AL 2009
- Other Bio Influence
- viral infections
- Borna disease
- viral infection of fair animals,
produces periods of frantic activity
alternating with periods of inactivity
- 1985, tested 370 people for exposure
- AMSTERDAM
ET AL 1985
- 12 Bornea
and
depression
- 5% normal people and 1/3
those with depression or
schizo
- e predisposing factor in some cases
- Hormones
- stress is important &
increases cortisol
- 20% women
report postpartum
depression
- suspect hormonal
fluctuations are
contributing factor
- stress hormones reach
peak late in preg and
ovarian hormones
change during delivery
- after drug-induced drop in estradiol and
progesterone levels, women with history
of PPD suddenly show new symptoms
of dep
- BLOCK ET AL 2000
- declining level of hormone
testosterone assoc. with
increased prob of sep
- few studies have links
hormones to dep & rship
remains uncertain
- Abnormalities of
Hemispheric Dominance
- normal people found
strong rship between
happy mood and
increased activity in left
prefrontal cortex
- JACOBS & SNYDER 1996
- Dep people decreased
activity in left and increased
activity in right prefrontal
cortex
- this imbalance is stable over
years despite changes in
symptoms of depression
- Most people gaze to the right during verbal
tasks but dep gaze left showing
right-hemisphere dominance
- LENHART & KATKIN 1986
- people with major depression feel
sad, helpless everyday for weeks
at a time
- feel worthless have
little energy
- absence of happiness is more reliable
symptom than increased sadness
- decreased response to
happy facial expressions
and decreased response
to a likely reward
- MONK ET AL 2009
- standards for diagnosis vary - no lab tests
to confirm diagnosis to stats vary
- depression in childhood is equal
for boys and girls
- 14+ its more
common in
females
- TWENGE & NOLEN-HOCKSEMA 2002
- Most people suffer from episodes
separated by periods of normal moods.
- rat episode is longest and
triggered by an event