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mood disorder

American  
[mood-dis-awr-der] / ˈmud dɪsˌɔr dər /

noun

  • mood disorders
    plural
  1. Psychiatry. any of various conditions characterized by abnormally high or low mood or random mood shifts.


mood disorder Scientific  
/ mo̅o̅d /
  1. Any of a group of psychiatric disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder, characterized by a pervasive disturbance of mood.

  2. Also called affective disorder


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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

The 39-year-old woman, who was from Buckinghamshire, had a mood disorder and was left "confused and terrified" by her experience at Northampton General Hospital, a report said.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023

There were also signs that my grandfather may have suffered from a mood disorder.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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