Neuro 16: Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders

If you randomly sampled the US population, how many people you would expect to find with depression at any given time?

True or False: Men are more likely to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder than women.

True or False: Over 30+ genes have been found to cause schizophrenia

Dr. Apud's research team has suggested a genetic variation in which ion channel may be assocaited with schizophrenia?

Which of the following neurotransmitters are thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of depression?

True or False: 30-40 genes have been implicated in an increased risk of depression.

Place the following steps in the molecular mechanism model for anti-depression treatment in the correct order: (I, II, III, ...)
I: AD treatment
II: Decrease in function and expression of 5-HT and NE autoreceptors
III: Increase in level of 5-HT and NE at synapse
IV: Increase in the cAMP pathway
V: Inhibition of 5-HT and NE uptake/breakdown
VI: increase in expression of transcription factors

Which of the following races suffer from the highest rates of depression?

Impulsivity is most closely associated with which NT?

Which of the following morphological features of the brain would you NOT expect in a schizophrenic patient?

The early developmental model of schizophrenia is most closely associated with which stage of brain development?

In the dopaminergic hypothesis of schizophrenia, which pathway is thought to be interrupted?

When a patient presents with mood disorder symptoms of rapid onset, which type of cancer should you ALWAYS check for?

Which of the following is NOT a risk factor for schizophrenia?

Which child has the highest risk of developing schizophrenia?

A patient with which of the following disorders is LEAST likely to go to the doctor initially?

Which of the following DOES occur with increased stress?

Which of the following are true about hallucinations in schizophrenia?

Which of the following neurotransmitters does not have a formal hypothesis for its involvement in schizophrenia?

Which of the following is NOT true for lithium treatment of depression?

Which of the following HPA axis abnormalities would you NOT expect in patients with depression?

Which of the following is NOT a clinical dimension of depression?