Examples of mood disorder in the following topics:
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- Mood disorders are psychological disorders characterized by dysfunctional moods, including depression, bipolar, dysthymia, and cyclothymia.
- Mood disorders (also called affective disorders) characterize a group of psychological disorders where disturbance in the person's mood is thought to be the main underlying feature.
- While everyone experiences negative mood at some point in their lives, mood disorders affect an individual's capacity to function in daily life.
- When most people think of mood disorders, they typically think of depression (also called major depressive disorder and clinical depression) and bipolar disorder.
- However, there are two milder versions of these mood disorders, respectively termed dysthymic disorder (or dysthymia) and cyclothymic disorder (or cyclothymia).
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- Bipolar disorders are debilitating mood disorders characterized by periods of mania/hypomania and periods of depression.
- Bipolar disorder (commonly referred to as manic-depression) is a mood disorder characterized by periods of elevated mood and periods of depression.
- A psychiatric mood disorder in children, it is characterized by persistently irritable or angry mood with recurrent, severe temper outbursts.
- These neurotransmitters are important regulators of the bodily functions that are disrupted in mood disorders, including appetite, sex drive, sleep, arousal, and mood.
- Bipolar disorder is often treated with mood-stabilizing medications and psychotherapy.
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- Clinical depression is characterized by pervasive and persistent low mood that is accompanied by low self-esteem and a loss of interest.
- Major depressive disorder (also called major depression and clinical depression) is a mood disorder characterized by a pervasive and persistent low mood that is accompanied by low self-esteem and by a loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities.
- Diagnosis requires that a person experience depressed moods most of the day nearly every day for at least two years, as well as at least two of the other symptoms of major depressive disorder.
- Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) is a psychiatric disorder in children, characterized by persistently irritable or angry mood with recurrent, severe temper outbursts.
- The symptoms of DMDD resemble those of other childhood disorders, notably attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), and bipolar disorder in children.
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- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a mood disorder in which people experience depressive symptoms with a seasonal change.
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also known as winter depression, winter blues, summer depression, summer blues, or seasonal depression, is a mood disorder in which people who have normal mental health throughout most of the year experience depressive symptoms in the winter summer, spring or autumn year after year.
- Seasonal mood variations are believed to be related to light.
- The symptoms of SAD mimic those of dysthymia or even major depressive disorder.
- Bright light therapy is a treatment for SAD and circadian rhythm disorders.
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- The spectrum of psychotic disorders includes schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, and catatonia.
- Instead, schizophrenia is now understood as existing along a spectrum of psychotic disorders that include schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, and catatonia.
- A person with this disorder has features of both schizophrenia and a mood disorder (either bipolar disorder or depression) but does not strictly meet the diagnostic criteria for either.
- The DSM-5 distinguishes schizoaffective disorder from psychotic depression or psychotic bipolar disorder by additionally requiring that a psychotic condition must last for at least two continuous weeks without mood symptoms (although a person may be mildly depressed during this time).
- Delusional disorder is a psychiatric condition in which the person presents with delusions but no accompanying hallucinations, thought disorder, mood disorder, or significant flattening of affect.
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- The patterns found in personality disorders develop early and are inflexible.
- To be fully diagnosed, an individual must meet both the DSM-5's general diagnostic criteria for a personality disorder (provided above) as well as the criteria for a specific disorder.
- Personality disorders are often researched within these clusters, since the disorders in a cluster exhibit many common disturbances.
- Dependent personality disorder: A pervasive psychological need to be cared for by other people.
- Differentiate among mood disorders and the three clusters of personality disorders identified in the DSM-5
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- It brings together several disorders that were previously included in other chapters (such as oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, intermittent explosive disorder, pyromania, and kleptomania) into one single category.
- In addition, antisocial personality disorder is listed both here and in the chapter on personality disorders.
- Symptoms for ODD are of three types: angry/irritable mood, argumentative/defiant behavior, and vindictiveness.
- Effects of ODD can be greatly amplified by the presence of other disorders such as ADHD, depression, or substance use disorders.
- The disorder itself is not easily characterized and often exhibits comorbidity with other mood disorders, particularly bipolar disorder.
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- These disorders are distinct from hypochondriasis and other somatic symptom and related disorders in that those with the latter do not intentionally produce their somatic symptoms (i.e., symptoms related to the body).
- Münchausen syndrome, a severe form of factitious disorder, was the first to be identified and was for a period used as the umbrella term for all such disorders.
- Factitious disorders should be distinguished from somatoform disorders, in which the patient is truly experiencing the symptoms and has no intention to deceive.
- In addition, the symptoms must not be attributed to another mental disorder (such as a psychotic disorder).
- If an underlying mood or personality disorder is detected, that disorder should be treated with the appropriate psychotherapy and/or medication.
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- Mental illnesses are nervous system disorders that result in problems with thinking, mood, or relating with other people.
- There are several types of mental disorders including schizophrenia, major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and many others.
- The American Psychiatric Association publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (or DSM), which describes the symptoms required for a patient to be diagnosed with a particular mental disorder.
- Major depression (also referred to as just "depression" or "major depressive disorder") affects approximately 6.7 percent of the adults in the United States each year and is one of the most common mental disorders.
- To be diagnosed with major depressive disorder, a person must have experienced a severely-depressed mood lasting longer than two weeks along with other symptoms that may include a loss of enjoyment in activities that were previously enjoyed, changes in appetite and sleep schedules, difficulty concentrating, feelings of worthlessness, and suicidal thoughts.
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- Cluster B disorders include antisocial personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, and borderline personality disorder.
- No medications have been approved by the FDA to treat ASPD, although certain psychiatric medications (such as antipsychotic, antidepressant, or mood-stabilizing medications) may alleviate conditions sometimes associated with the disorder.
- The central features of borderline personality disorder (BPD) are a pattern of impulsivity and instability in mood, interpersonal relationships, and self-image.
- Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood, such as intense episodic dysphoria, irritability, or anxiety lasting between a few hours and a few days;
- The hippocampus tends to be smaller in those who suffer from this disorder, as it is in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).