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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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
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
At one point, Ben cuts Devi to the core when he savagely quips that she has an undiagnosed mood disorder.
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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