affective disorder

noun

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The integration of mental health supports into treatment plans might help detect and manage affective disorders in this high-risk group. New Atlas, 24 June 2025 For those people, the sunset anxiety is likely being driven by less exposure to sunlight and an underlying biological predisposition to an affective disorder, Saltz said How Seasonal Affective Disorder is Diagnosed Are There Ways To Cope With Sunset Anxiety? Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 14 Dec. 2024 Seasonal affective disorder, a recurring, seasonal depression that typically peaks in the fall and winter, can also play a role in declining mental health levels in January. Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2023 There is no cure for schizo-affective disorder. Meg Kissinger, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2021 However, each room also features a special alarm light, which simulates natural light to combat season affective disorder during the dark months. Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2015

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First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of affective disorder was in 1857

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“Affective disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/affective%20disorder. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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noun

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