mood disorder

noun

|Updated on: 23 Jun 2018

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

Recent Examples of mood disorder from the Web

According to the Department of Health, Bedoya entered a five-year monitoring agreement with PRN in 2012 after being diagnosed with cocaine and alcohol dependence and mood disorder.

— david j. neal, miamiherald, "The doctor crashed with drugs and underage hookers, cops say. He might lose his license," 10 June 2018
The link between bipolar and other mood disorders and creativity has long been studied.

— kate thayer, chicagotribune.com, "Bipolar 'is not a death sentence:' Art exhibit aims to reduce stigma," 16 May 2018
Pitt, who testified that Jones had anxiety and mood disorders and symptoms of a paranoid personality, was killed Thursday.

— crimesider staff, CBS News, "Possible intended target in Ariz. murder spree: “I knew what the connection was"," 6 June 2018
In a study published last month in the Lancet Psychiatry, scientists at the University of Glasgow found that disrupted circadian rhythms also heighten the risk of mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder.

— robert lee hotz, WSJ, "Can Research on Astronauts Lead to a Good Night’s Sleep on Earth?," 4 June 2018
He was diagnosed with mood disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and prescribed psychotropic medications, assessments with which his mothers did not agree.

— eliott c. mclaughlin, CNN, "Oregon had Minnesota child abuse report before investigating Hart family," 25 Apr. 2018
This is one reason, researchers believe, that conditions such as anxiety, depression, and other mood disorders are so often passed down from parent to child, not just genetically but owing to environmental factors as well.

— katherine reynolds lewis, The Cut, "Can Scientists Tell Me If I’m a Good Mom?," 17 Apr. 2018
Doctors treating a patient with mood disorders might prescribe 50 mg of Zoloft to be taken at night.

— karen weintraub, STAT, "Oncologists often suggest medical marijuana, but know little about it, survey finds," 10 May 2018
Carey, like many others who have this primary mood disorder, lived in denial, isolation, or fear that the stigma of having a mental disorder carries.

— edmi y. cortes torres, m.d., miamiherald, "How to manage the highs and lows that Is bipolar disorder," 7 May 2018

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First Known Use of mood disorder

1969

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mood disorder

noun

medical Definition of mood disorder

: any of several psychological disorders characterized by abnormalities of emotional state and including especially major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder — called also affective disorder