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Mood disorders affect almost forty-four million Americans every year, making mood
disorders one of the most common health issues in the United States (National Mental Health
Information Center, 2006). Depression is a mood disorder characterized by ongoing feelings of
sadness and hopelessness. Bipolar disorder and unipolar depression are two major mood
disorders that will be discussed in this paper. Depression plays a key role in both disorders, but
there are also some important factors that make these two disorders different in many ways as
well.
Unipolar Depression
“Around 17 percent of all adults in the world may experience an episode of severe
unipolar depression at some point in their lives (Comer, 2005, p. 194).” The onset of unipolar
depression is often caused by traumatic or stressful events. Unipolar Depression can affect
people on five different levels: emotional, motivational, behavioral, cognitive, and physical.
Emotional symptoms of unipolar depression can produce feelings of sadness, anger, or even
humiliation. Motivation symptoms can cause people to lose interest in things that they usually
enjoy and often it can result in isolation. Behavioral symptoms can affect a person’s ability to
carry out normal daily tasks. Cognitive symptoms of unipolar depression can cause extremely
low self-worth and it may also cause feelings of pessimism. Unipolar depression can also result
in physical symptoms like headaches, dizziness, or body pain (Comer, 2005).
Biological treatment of unipolar depression includes the use of medications or
antidepressant drugs. In severe cases of unipolar depression electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
may be used as a treatment option. During electroconvulsive therapy an electric current is sent
through the patient’s brain for up to half a second. It takes numerous treatments (up to 12) for
the patient to experience an improvement in their depression (Comer, 2005).

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*Please be sure to use this tutorial as a guide only. Do not plagiarize and do not resell as your own work. If you have any questions or problems with the tutorial please get a hold of me before leaving any negative feedback and I will resolve the issue. If you have trouble opening or viewing the files please contact me and I will fix the problem as soon as I can. Sometimes instructors change the syllabus so if the material does not match your syllabus please let me know. If I do not respond right away please be patient, I do have a full-time job and I try to check my messages once a day. Thanks and good luck!!! :-) Name Axia College PSY 270 Instructor's Name Date Mood disorders affect almost forty-four million Americans every year, making mood disorders one of the most common health issues in the United States (National Mental Health Information Center, 2006). Depression is a mood disorder characterized by ongoing feelings of sadness and hopelessness. Bipolar disorder and unipolar depression are two major mood disorders that will be discussed in this paper. Depression plays a key role in both disorders, but there are also some important factors that make these two disorders different in many ways as well. Unipolar Depression "Around 17 percent of all adults in the world may experience an episode of severe unipolar depression at some point in their lives (Comer, 2005, p. 194)." The onset of unipolar depression is often caused by traumatic or stressful ev ...
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