mood disorder
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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
It is unclear when Mavis was diagnosed, but the documents said that she was being treated for advanced dementia and a mood disorder.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2025
In 2022 the committee in charge of the DSM restored the diagnosis of unspecified mood disorder for conditions that don’t fully meet the standards of depression or bipolar.
From Slate • Sep. 29, 2024
After completing the Composite International Diagnostic Interview, a fully structured and validated diagnostic tool to establish mood disorder diagnoses, 241 participants were included in the study.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
There were also signs that my grandfather may have suffered from a mood disorder.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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