Download Treatments mood disorders

What is our learning journey going to be
today?
Learning Objective: to explore biological
treatments for mood disorders
• ALL will be able to describe biological
treatments for mood disorders
• MOST will be able to distinguish between
biological treatments for unipolar and bipolar
disorder
• SOME will be able to evaluate biological
treatments in light of the explanations
covered so far
Psychodynamic explanation: re-cap
• Oral stage  over-dependency
• Loss (symbolic / actual)  introjection (taking
into themselves any negative feelings towards
the loved one)
• Following this is a period of mourning – this
enables a separation to be made
• BUT in those who are overly dependent the
bonds cannot be broken and any negative
feelings towards the loss turn inwards and
result in depression
Psychodynamic: post-freudian
• Bowlby said that the most important thing
was the early mother-infant relationship
• Bowlby’s attachment theory proposed that if a
child is deprived of a warm and loving
attachment in the first few years of life,
depression in later life could result
Progress Measure
• ‘Name one type of anti-depressant and briefly
describe how it works’ (3 marks)
Group Work: biological treatments for
mood disorders
• Each group has some information on the
different treatments for mood disorders
• Your job is to:
• Come up with a representation of how it
works to show the rest of the class (through
play-doh, drawings, role play etc)
• You need to be able to explain KEY INFO about
how it works AND potential SIDE EFFECTS
Where the information will go:
Name of antidepressant
e.g. Monoamine
oxidase inhibitors
How it works
Side effects
Progress Measure
• ‘Name one type of anti-depressant and briefly
describe how it works’ (3 marks)
You are answering this question but
NOT for your own information!
‘Name one type of anti-depressant and briefly describe
how it works’ (3 marks)
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SSRIs are a type of antidepressant that selectively inhibits the reuptake of
serotonin. This means that there is more serotonin in the brain and this
neurotransmitter improves the depressive symptoms of unipolar depression.
MAOIs are a type of antidepressant that inhibit the activity of monoamine oxidase.
This means that there are higher levels of dopamine, noradrenalin and serotonin
in the brain, symptoms of unipolar depression are improved.
Tricyclic anti-depressants prevent noradrenalin and serotonin from being taken
back into the neuron after they have been released. This means that there are
higher levels of these neurotransmitters which improve symptoms of unipolar
depression.
Lithium returns the levels of neutotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine to
normal. It is not clear how it works but it is effective in both the depressed and
manic phases. It is not effective in unipolar depression, this suggests they have a
different cause.
Which one would you de-prioritise
in the exam, why?
‘Name one type of anti-depressant and briefly describe
how it works’ (3 marks)
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SSRIs are a type of antidepressant that selectively inhibits the reuptake of
serotonin. This means that there is more serotonin in the brain and this
neurotransmitter improves the depressive symptoms of unipolar depression.
MAOIs are a type of antidepressant that inhibit the activity of monoamine oxidase.
This means that there are higher levels of dopamine, noradrenalin and serotonin
in the brain, symptoms of unipolar depression are improved.
Tricyclic anti-depressants prevent noradrenalin and serotonin from being taken
back into the neuron after they have been released. This means that there are
higher levels of these neurotransmitters which improve symptoms of unipolar
depression.
Lithium returns the levels of neutotransmitters such as serotonin and dopamine to
normal. It is not clear how it works but it is effective in both the depressed and
manic phases. It is not effective in unipolar depression, this suggests they have a
different cause.
Which one would you de-prioritise
in the exam, why?
Thinking about your learning…
• Write down the key thing you will remember
about today’s lesson
• Write down any questions you still have
• This helps to inform my planning for the next
time I see you!