mood disorder
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mood disorders
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Any of a group of psychiatric disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, characterized by a pervasive disturbance of mood.
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Also called affective disorder
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PMDD, which is a severe cyclical, hormone-based mood disorder linked to periods, is thought to affect more than one in 20 women.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
Leno in January filed a since-granted petition to become conservator of his wife’s person — including her medical decisions — after her diagnoses with advanced dementia and a mood disorder.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024
Bipolar disorder is a debilitating mood disorder characterized by recurring episodes of mania and depression.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 30, 2024
Of course, "probable mood disorder" and later "mood disorder NOS" littered the notes of my middle and high school records.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2023
There were also signs that my grandfather may have suffered from a mood disorder.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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