27 Mood disorders – 1
| T | F | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Depression is less common in the recently unemployed with support. |  |  |
| 2. Bipolar II disorder is more common in higher socio-economic groups. |  |  |
| 3. Rapid cycling mood disorder is more common in women. |  |  |
| 4. The gap in inception rates for depression in males and females increases with age. |  |  |
| 5. The age of onset of bipolar affective disorder in females is earlier than in males. |  |  |
| 6. Schizoaffective disorder was described by Kraepelin as a mixed affective state. |  |  |
| 7. People from lower social classes are more likely than those from middle social classes to develop depression following a life event. |  |  |
| 8. Poverty doubles the depression risk in women. |  |  |
| 9. Hypomania differs from mania by the absence of psychotic symptoms. |  |  |
| 10. Heritability for bipolar disorder is 45%. |  |  |
| 11. The first-degree relatives of patients with bipolar affective disorder have a higher risk of developing schizoaffective disorder. |  |  |
| 12. Relatives of patients with depression have increased genetic risk for alcoholism. |  |  |
| 13. Genetic linkage studies of BPAD have shown that a susceptibility gene on chromosome 18 occurs in some families. |  |  |
| 14. A disturbance in REM sleep often precedes the onset of depression. |  |  |
| 15. ACTH secretion is increased in depression. |  |  |
| 16. Salivary cortisol falls more than plasma cortisol in the dexamethasone suppression test. |  |  |
| 17. Long-term caffeine use causes dexamethasone non-suppression. |  |  |
| 18. TSH response to TRH is blunted in depression. |  |  |
| 19. Melatonin changes have consistently been shown to cause depression. |  |  |
| 20. In seasonal affective disorder there is clear evidence of disruption of melatonin circadian rhythms. |  |  |
| 21. Tryptophan-induced prolactin release is increased in depression. |  |  |
| 22. In depression, people are as likely to recall negative words about themselves as about other people. |  |  |
| 23. Use of a light box for seasonal affective disorder is equally effective when used in the morning or the evening. |  |  |
| 24. As the age of a person with BPAD increases, episodes of depression decrease in frequency, and episodes of mania increase in frequency. |
