DEPRESSION

Course overview

DEPRESSION IS A MOOD DISORDER THAT CAUSES A PERSISTENT FEELING OF SADNESS AND LOSS OF INTEREST. THE AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION’S DIAGNOSTIC STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS, FIFTH EDITION (DSM-5) CLASSIFIES THE DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS INTO DISRUPTIVE MOOD DYSREGULATION DISORDER; MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; PERSISTENT DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (DYSTHYMIA); PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDER DUE TO ANOTHER MEDICAL CONDITION. THE COMMON FEATURES OF ALL THE DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS ARE SADNESS, EMPTINESS, OR IRRITABLE MOOD, ACCOMPANIED BY SOMATIC AND COGNITIVE CHANGES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE INDIVIDUAL’S CAPACITY TO FUNCTION. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DEPRESSION AND THE ROLE OF INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS IN COLLABORATING TO PROVIDE WELL-COORDINATED CARE AND ENHANCE PATIENT OUTCOMES.