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Depression and Mood disorders

6 important questions on Depression and Mood disorders

Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitors

A group of antidepressant drugs which have their effects by increasing levels of both serotonin and norepinhephrine in the brain.

Anterior cingulate cortex (ACC)

The frontal part of the cingulate cortex resembling a 'collar' from around the corpus callosum, used for the relay of neural signals between the right and left hemispheres of the brain.

Battered woman syndrome

The view that a pattern of repeated partner abuse leads battered women to believe that they are powerless to change their situation

Behavioural activation therapy

A therapy for depression that attempts to increase clients'access to pleasant events and rewards and decrease their experience of aversive events and consequences.

Negative automatic thoughts

Negatively valenced thoughts that the individual finds difficult to control or dismiss.

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy

A treatment which has been developed to precent relapse in recovered depressed individuals by making them aware of negative thinking patterns that may trugger subsequent bouts of depression.