Mood disorder
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affective disorder, affective psychosis, emotional disorder, schizoaffective disorder
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
clinical depression, cyclothymia, seasonal affective disorder
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Scope Note
emotional behavior inappropriate for one's age or circumstances, characterized by unusual excitability, guilt, anxiety, or hostility.
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- Ultimately, occult or covert medical illnesses must always be considered when an apparently clear-cut case of a mood disorder is refractory to standard treatments (Depression Guideline Panel, 1993).
- A Related Collections Mood disorders (including depression) Psychogeriatrics Drugs: psychiatry Prognosis The incidence of delirium in older people with a mood disorder is similar with lithium and valproate Shulman KI, Sykora K, Gill S, et al.
- mood disorder Wikipedia mood disorder A mood disorder is a condition whereby the prevailing emotional mood is distorted or inappropriate to the circumstances.
- Without core affective symptoms, the diagnosis of a mood disorder is not appropriate unless affective episodes have occurred in the past, the condition recurs periodically, and the family history includes mood disorders.
- Substance-Induced Mood Disorder is a pronounced and long lasting mood disturbance caused by a drug or toxin.
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