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A mood disorder, also known as an affective disorder, is any of a group of conditions of mental and behavioral disorder [ 2] where a disturbance in the person's mood is the main underlying feature. [ 3] The classification is in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
Bipolar disorder. Bipolar disorder is characterized by episodes of depression and hypomania or mania. Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that each last from days to weeks. [ 4][ 5] If the elevated mood is severe or associated ...
stimulants, antidepressants, antipsychotics. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder ( DMDD) is a mental disorder in children and adolescents characterized by a persistently irritable or angry mood and frequent temper outbursts that are disproportionate to the situation and significantly more severe than the typical reaction of same-aged peers.
Dysthymia ( / dɪsˈθaɪmiə / dihs-THIY-mee-uh ), also known as persistent depressive disorder ( PDD ), [ 3] is a mental and behavioral disorder, [ 5] specifically a disorder primarily of mood, consisting of similar cognitive and physical problems as major depressive disorder, but with longer-lasting symptoms. [ 3][ 6][ 7] The concept was ...
Depression is a mental state of low mood and aversion to activity. [ 3] It affects more than 280 million people of all ages (about 3.5% of the global population). [ 4] Depression affects a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of well-being. [ 5] Depressed people often experience loss of motivation or interest in, or reduced pleasure ...
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders IV has defined certain requirements for diagnosing mixed anxiety–depressive disorder: A dysphoric mood is chronic or recurring for a minimum of four weeks and has at least four of the following symptoms: troubles concentrating or with memory, disturbed sleep, tiredness or lack ...
Hypomania. Hypomania (literally "under mania " or "less than mania") [ 3] is a mental and behavioral disorder, [ 4] characterised essentially by an apparently non-contextual elevation of mood ( euphoria) that contributes to persistently disinhibited behavior. The individual with the condition may experience irritability, not necessarily less ...
Celebrities like Matthew Perry, Chrissy Teigen and others have been open about using ketamine infusion therapy to help treat mental health conditions. According to the United States Drug ...