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| Bipolar and Depressive Disorders |
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| Syndromes whose predominant feature is a disturbance in mood. |
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| A mood that is abnormally low |
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| A mood that is abnormally high |
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| Both episodic depressed mood and episodic mania are present |
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| Full-blow mania alternates with episodes of major depression; also includes a single manic episode with or without periods of depression |
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| Hypomania alternates with episodes of major depression |
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a mood elevation that is clearly abnormal but not as extremely elevated as frank mania
- Overly talkative, excitable, or irritable
- No impulsive acts or gross lapses in judgement |
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| Symptoms of mania and depression at the same time |
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Characterized by fluctuations that alternate between hypomanic and depressive symptoms.
Not as severe as with mania or major depression |
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| Major Depressive Disorder |
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| A persistant sad or low mood that is severe enough to impair a person's interest in or ability to engage in normally enjoyable activities |
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| Persistant Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia) |
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A chronic state of depression.
Syptoms are the same as in Major Depressive Disorder, but they are less severe. |
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| A combination of episodic major depressive episodes superimposed on chronic low mood |
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| Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder |
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Reserved for children 6-18 years old.
Severe recurrant emper outbursts that are grossly out of proportion in intensity or duration of the situation |
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| Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder |
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| The most severe form of premenstrual mood changes |
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| Major Depressive Disorder with Peripartum Onset |
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