Mood Disorders (Depression)
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Depression (also known as major depression, major depressive disorder, or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how a person feels, thinks, and handles daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working. To be diagnosed with depression, the symptoms must be present for at least 2 weeks. There are different types of depression, some of which develop due to specific circumstances.
What are the signs and symptoms of a Mood Disorder?
- Major depression includes symptoms of depressed mood or loss of interest, most of the time for at least 2 weeks, that interfere with daily activities.
- Persistent depressive disorder (also called dysthymia or dysthymic disorder) consists of less severe symptoms of depression that last much longer, usually for at least 2 years.
- Perinatal depression is depression that occurs during or after pregnancy. Depression that begins during pregnancy is prenatal depression and depression that begins after the baby is born is postpartum depression.
- Seasonal affective disorder is depression that comes and goes with the seasons, with symptoms typically starting in the late fall and early winter and going away during the spring and summer.
- Depression with symptoms of psychosis is a severe form of depression in which a person experiences psychosis symptoms, such as delusions (disturbing, false fixed beliefs) or hallucinations (hearing or seeing things others do not hear or see).
Areas of interest
Anxiety Disorder
Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. Many people worry about things such as health, money, or family problems.
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar I disorder is defined by manic episodes that last for at least 7 days.
Borderline Personality Disorder
People with borderline personality disorder also tend to view things in extremes.
Dissociative Disorders
The symptoms of a dissociative disorder usually first develop as a response to a traumatic event.
Mood Disorder
It causes severe symptoms that affect how a person feels, thinks, and handles daily activities.
PTSD / TRAUMA
PTSD is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event.
