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COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
DSM-IV Criteria
Dysthymic Disorder
• Depressed mood for most of the day
on more days than not, lasting for two
years
• When depressed, two or more of:
– Poor appetite or overeating
– Insomnia or hypersomnia
– Low energy or fatigue
DSM-IV Criteria for Dysthymia
– Low self-esteem
– Poor concentration of indecisiveness
– Feelings of hopelessness
• Causes significant distress or impaired
social or occupational functioning
• Can never be without symptoms longer
than two months
• Lifetime prevalence is 6%
Bipolar Disorders
• Bipolar I
– Meets criteria for major depression and mania
• Bipolar II
– Meets criteria for major depression and
hypomania
• Cyclothymic
– Minor depression and hypomania
• Bipolar Disorder NOS
DSM-IV Criteria For Manic Episode
• Distinct period of abnormally and
persistently elevated, expansive, or
irritable mood lasting at least 1 week
– Or any duration if hospitalized
•3 or more:
– Inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
– Decreased need for sleep
DSM-IV Criteria For Manic Episode
• Behaviors (Cont’d)
– More talkative than usual or pressure to keep
talking
– Flight or ideas or subjective experience that
thoughts are racing
– Distractibility
– Increase in goal-directed activity
– Excessive involvement in pleasurable activity
Some Medical Conditions That Can
Cause Mania (Preston,2002)
• Central nervous system trauma
–Post-stroke
• Metabolic disorders
– Hyperthyroidism
• Infectious diseases
– Encephalitis
• Seizure disorder
• Central nervous system tumor
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