mood disorder
noun
: 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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Many postpartum health issues, such as mood disorders, urinary incontinence, and metabolic dysfunction, can be effectively treated, or in some cases, entirely prevented.
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Maytal Eyal and Bridget Freihart, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Taken to treat certain mental/mood disorders, such as depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Instead, the use of medications like buprenorphine is more akin to those that treat other psychiatric conditions, like mood disorders or depression.
—Lauren Peace, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Dr James Rucker, a consultant psychiatrist and senior clinical lecturer in mood disorders and psychopharmacology at King’s College London, has been working on similar studies in the UK.
—Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Discrimination in healthcare can result in misdiagnoses, like often being diagnosed with schizophrenia as opposed to mood disorders, and distrust in providers, further contributing to hesitancy to pursue help.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
Working with a licensed therapist or a reproductive psychiatrist who specializes in perinatal mood disorders can be a huge relief.
—Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 14 Feb. 2024
Anxiety and mood disorders: Sleep disorders can affect your emotional and mental health.
—Mara Betsch, Health, 10 June 2023
While the changes can be an inconvenience for most, those with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder and other mood disorders are much more negatively impacted by time changes, experts say.
—Dr. Avish Jain, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
Maytal Eyal and Bridget Freihart, TIME, 17 Apr. 2024
Taken to treat certain mental/mood disorders, such as depression, panic attacks, obsessive compulsive disorder.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2024
Instead, the use of medications like buprenorphine is more akin to those that treat other psychiatric conditions, like mood disorders or depression.
—Lauren Peace, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
Dr James Rucker, a consultant psychiatrist and senior clinical lecturer in mood disorders and psychopharmacology at King’s College London, has been working on similar studies in the UK.
—Sarah Sinclair, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Discrimination in healthcare can result in misdiagnoses, like often being diagnosed with schizophrenia as opposed to mood disorders, and distrust in providers, further contributing to hesitancy to pursue help.
—Jazmin Towe, Parents, 23 Feb. 2024
Working with a licensed therapist or a reproductive psychiatrist who specializes in perinatal mood disorders can be a huge relief.
—Tiffany Ayuda, SELF, 14 Feb. 2024
Anxiety and mood disorders: Sleep disorders can affect your emotional and mental health.
—Mara Betsch, Health, 10 June 2023
While the changes can be an inconvenience for most, those with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, seasonal affective disorder and other mood disorders are much more negatively impacted by time changes, experts say.
—Dr. Avish Jain, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2023
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“Mood disorder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mood%20disorder. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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