This document summarizes various mood disorders including:
1. Mood disorders can present as depression or elation and are influenced by hormonal changes, circadian rhythms, and life stressors.
2. Postpartum depression can occur within 3-6 months after childbirth and is caused by hormonal withdrawal and other psychosocial factors.
3. Lithium is commonly used to treat bipolar disorder but requires monitoring due to its narrow therapeutic window and potential for toxicity. Nursing care focuses on safety, communication, and lifestyle modifications.
This document summarizes various mood disorders including:
1. Mood disorders can present as depression or elation and are influenced by hormonal changes, circadian rhythms, and life stressors.
2. Postpartum depression can occur within 3-6 months after childbirth and is caused by hormonal withdrawal and other psychosocial factors.
3. Lithium is commonly used to treat bipolar disorder but requires monitoring due to its narrow therapeutic window and potential for toxicity. Nursing care focuses on safety, communication, and lifestyle modifications.
This document summarizes various mood disorders including:
1. Mood disorders can present as depression or elation and are influenced by hormonal changes, circadian rhythms, and life stressors.
2. Postpartum depression can occur within 3-6 months after childbirth and is caused by hormonal withdrawal and other psychosocial factors.
3. Lithium is commonly used to treat bipolar disorder but requires monitoring due to its narrow therapeutic window and potential for toxicity. Nursing care focuses on safety, communication, and lifestyle modifications.
It is a disturbance in mood or affect which can be Progesterone withdrawal
depression or elation. - Frequently seen in females. Signs Unipolar- -Anxiety Bipolar- -Weeping -Irritability -Insomnia Etiology -Decreased interest in any activity -Manic stage= increase norepinephrine, serotonin and dopamine 3. POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION -Depressive stage= decrease norepinephrine, Appears in 3 to 6 months or a year serotonin and dopamine - Hormonal Changes Causes - Circadian Rhythms ( naninibago like pag punta sa -Withdrawal of estrogen and progesterone abroad iba ung time) -History of depression, anxiety or bipolar - Depression as an anger that turned inward -Marital conflict - Loss of person/object. -Lack of support, financial and emotional -Unplanned pregnancy Abandonment of the infant (oral needs) -Stress -Unemployment *always know the time of intake of infants
DEPRESSED 4. POSTPARTUM PSYCHOSIS
Anergia - is the lost of energy This is a severe and rarest postpartum disorder. Signs Causes S/S Worthless death -Insomnia Guilt divorce -Hallucination Helpless separation -Delusion Neglect hygiene poverty -Bizarre feeling Suicidal -Has the thought of killing the child Insomnia 5. SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER (SAD) DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: *it affect what they feel, it has to do with climate 1.DYSTHYMIA S/S - A chronic depression and normal mood. The -Climate person is overly sensitive, have intense guilty -Decrease activity feelings, and have been experiencing chronic -Weight gain anxiety. - Symptoms may persist for two years on -Increase appetite and off. -Day time drowsiness - The person is often unaware that they have an -Lack of energy illness because their functioning is usually not impaired. They go to work and managed their life 6. CYCLOTHYMIC DISORDER but are frequently irritable and often A milder form of bipolar symptoms free, intervals complaining of stress. are shorter than 2 months • Symptoms: S/S - poor appetite or overeating -temperamental - insomnia -unreliable - low energy or fatigue -unpredictable - low self-esteem -inconsistent - low concentration -moody - problem solving difficulties - hopelessness. NURSING CARE *Safe environment (self harm) 2. POSTPARTUM BLUES/BABY BLUES *Suicidal prevention A mood swings and decrease in daily activity. It *Communicate with the patient (encourage to hinders interaction with the newborn verbalize of anger) Starts 3 to 4 days *Build trust Worst by 5 to 7 days *Provide simple activities Goes away by 12 days *Encourage goal setting *Meet physical needs sluggish *Monitor I and O (Nutrition/Elimination/Hygiene) MEDICATION *Spend time with the client (trust) LITHIUM (antimanic/mood stabilizer) *Teach client to use “thought-stopping technique” Lithane, Lithonate, Lithotab)-naninigas siya or command STOP Normal level is SL 0.6 to 1.2 *Keep strict records of sleeping pattern Toxic effect 1.5 meq/l or increase *Discourage sleeping in the morning (or after Death 2.5-5.0 meq/l lunch) kasi baka di na makatulog sa gabi A Greek word that means “stone” was banned *Photo therapy/ light therapy 2,500 lux previously but resumed in 1970’s. Toxic effect BIPOLAR DISORDER: Diarrhea Types of Bipolar disorder Slurred speech 1. BIPOLAR MIXED Muscle twitching -it is a manic and depressed alternately every after Coma TOXICITY MAY INCLUDE ORGANS few days WHICH LEADS TO COMA. 2. BIPOLAR MANIC A prolonged manic state for at least one week Effect of MEDICATIONS S/S -Flight of ideas (jumping of diff. ideas) Lithium do not use IM because of side effect -Insomnia • Advice patient to take normal salt intake it -Agitated/elated interferes with the blood result. -Manipulative • If NA intake increases, plasma lithium level -Demanding decreases and if NA intake is decrease, plasma -Destructive lithium level increases. -Combative • Avoid giving diuretics. (tea, coffee, cola) It -Delusion of grandeur increases urine output and sodium output. May 3. BIPOLAR DEPRESSED provoke toxicity. Depressed state at least 2 weeks duration • Avoid aminophylline causes decrease therapeutic S/S effect of the Lithium because of increase urinary Lost of motivation excretion. Low self confidence • Avoid Iodine preparation causes hypothyroidism. Hopelessness (Lugol’s sol. K iodine sol.) Sadness • Avoid Haloperidol. (Causes neuron toxicity) Helpless • Avoid giving to pregnant mother. (Teratogenic Worthless effect) can cause cleft palte Suicidal • Administer between meals. (Nausea, vomiting 4. BIPOLAR I and diarrhea) so that client will swallow it, 2000ml A manic state with or without depression. water per day S/S • Other side effects: Ataxia (involuntary High mood movements), restlessness, tremors, jaundice, Poor judgment abdominal pain, sweating, muscle weakness. Impulsive Sarcastic MANAGEMENT Attention seeker *Diamox Irritable *Gastric lavage is when you will insert nasogastric Arrogant tube sa ilong na pupunta sa tiyan, get distilled Insomnia water from autoclave and pump it to the stomach Talkative para malinisan and stomach ng patient, aspirate Manipulative water and check if it is clear and if it is clear, you 5. BIPOLAR II stop it. That’s why close watch the patient intake A disorder with history of depression and especially the sodium intake because it can alter hypomania. the result of serum lithium S/S Note: before starting patient, take baseline Loss of ambition laboratory and monitor patient Decrease libido Low sodium intake-result will be high Decrease self esteem *IVF (fast drip) pero bawal sa may sakit sa puso Helpless *Hemodialysis Crying Worthless Oculogyric- movement of the eyeballs into a fixed position, usually upwards