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Upon completion of this problem, students will be able to describe the stress-diathesis model of depression, under which depression is understood as a natural consequence of sustained stress, marked by disordered vegetative, cognitive and mood functions.

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Part 4 / Medical Foundation 4 / Brain and Behaviour
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Curriculum Block
Part 4 Medical Foundation 4 Brain and Behaviour
Curriculum Week
Part 4
Discipline
Psychiatry
MCC Presentations
Depressed Mood Anxiety
McMaster Program Competencies
1.1 Gather essential and accurate information about patients and their health through history-taking, physical examination, and the use of laboratory data, imaging, and other tests. 2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations. 2.3 Apply principles of clinical sciences to diagnostic and therapeutic decision-making, clinical problem-solving, and other aspects of evidence-based healthcare 1.3 Interpret laboratory data, imaging studies, and other tests required for the area of practice 1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment 2.5 Apply principles of socio-behavioural sciences to the provision of patient care, including assessment of the impact of psychosocial and cultural influences on health, disease, care-seeking, care concordance, care adherence and barriers to and attitudes toward care. 1.5 Develop and carry out patient management plans 1.7 Counsel and educate patients and their families to empower them to participate in their care and enable shared decision-making
MeSH
Stress, Psychological [F01.145.126.990] Depression [F01.145.126.350]

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