Definition of mood disorder
: any of several psychological disorders (such as major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder) characterized by abnormalities of emotional state
— called also affective disorder
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Vonn, who first went public about her decades-long battle with depression to PEOPLE in 2012, gets candid about living with the mood disorder in her new memoir, Rise.
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Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE.com, 6 Jan. 2022
Yet the percentage of chronic illness patients with this mood disorder depends on the specific illness.
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Anna Maltby, Health.com, 20 Dec. 2021
Wozniak was prescribed Depakote for a bipolar depression and mood disorder diagnosis, documents state.
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Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2021
Froning wrote that Carr suffered from a mood disorder due to several factors, including untreated sleep apnea, and an anxiety disorder.
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Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2021
Wozniak was prescribed Depakote for a bipolar depression and mood disorder diagnosis, documents state.
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Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2021
Wozniak was prescribed Depakote for a bipolar depression and mood disorder diagnosis, documents state.
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Meredith Colias-pete, chicagotribune.com, 12 Nov. 2021
Bipolar disorder, also called manic-depressive disorder, is a mood disorder that can cause emotional and energetic lows (depressive episodes) and highs (manic or hypomanic episodes).
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Ashley Abramson, SELF, 28 Oct. 2021
Participants included teens with active symptoms of depression, a parent with a mood disorder and at least one parent who was highly critical of the child.
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Laura Landro, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2021
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“Mood disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mood%20disorder. Accessed 18 Jan. 2022.
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