1. Mood Disorders

2. Mood Disorders
Psychological Disorders characterized by emotional extremes.
Dysthymic Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Bipolar Disorder

3. Depression The common cold of psychological disorders.
It is like a warning that something is wrong.

4. Depression

5. Major Depressive Disorder
A person, for no apparent reason, experiences two or more weeks of depressive moods.
Includes feelings of worthlessness and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities.

6. SYMPTOMS
Markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities.
A change of 5% in body weight(gain or loss) in a month without dieting.
Insomnia or hypersomnia nearly every day
Fatigue or loss of energy nearly every day
Feelings of worthlessness or inappropriate guilt nearly every day.

7. Dysthymic Disorder
Suffering from mild depression every day for at least two years.
Must not have gone more than two months without experiencing symptoms

8. Bipolar Disorder
Person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.

9. Bipolar disorder Bipolar cycling can either be slow or rapid.
Individuals that rapid cycle can go back and forth between a manic and a depressed episode several times in a week.
Most people with bipolar experience slow cycling.
The first recognized symptoms is usually a manic episode.

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12. Cyclothymic
Low grade bipolar Individuals have numerous periods of hypomanic symptoms and numerous periods of depressive symptoms for at least 2 years. Person must not be without symptoms for a 2 month period of time.

13. SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER
Related to the changes of season
Happens about the same time every year
Symptoms include:
irritability
Problems getting along with other people
Weight gain
Oversleeping
Hypersensitivity to rejection