Class 4

Class #4: Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders

§ Etiology

§ Gender, culture, and the differential expression of mood disorders

§ Risk factors

§ Bipolar disorder in childhood

§ Suicidality and its assessment

§ Culture and suicidality

Required:

DSM: Section II: Depressive Disorders, Bipolar and Related Disorders

Berzoff et al.(2021), Chapter 15 Berzoff, J., Mendez, T. & Buccino, D. Mood disorders, with a special emphasis on depression and bipolar disorders. (pp. 312-345)

Nicolaidis, C., et al. (2010). “You don’t go tell white people nothing: African American women’s perspectives on the influence of violence and race on depression and depression care. American Journal of Public Health, 100, 1470-1476.