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It's normal to feel sad or depressed sometimes or experience mood swings related to life's ups and downs. A Mood Disorder is different and can be described as a prolonged, pervasive emotional disturbance typically marked by disruptions in emotions, like severe lows (depression) or highs (hypomania or mania).
Researchers believe the development of Mood Disorders is associated with biological, genetic, and environmental factors, and outcomes can be associated with functional impairment, reduced quality of life, disability, low work productivity, and early death.
The National Alliance of Mental Health’s 2021 Mood Disorder Survey reports the below symptoms associated with Mood Disorders.
Changes in sleeping habits
Feeling tired and low energy
Feeling excessively sad or low
Excessive worry or fear
Changes in eating habits
Trouble concentrating and learning
Multiple physical ailments without obvious causes
Avoidance of friends and social activities
Prolonged or strong feelings of irritability or anger
Changes in sex drive
Extreme mood changes
Mood Disorders can be divided into two categories, according to The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders-IV, Bipolar and Related Disorders and Depressive Disorders, which include the disorders below.
Bipolar I
Bipolar II
Cyclothymic Disorder
Hypomania
Major Depressive Disorder
Persistent Depressive Disorder/Dysthymic Disorder
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Post-partum Depression (Peripartum Depression)
Mood Disorder Facts
About 7% of adults in the United States have depression.
2.8% of adults have Bipolar Disorder.
Mood Disorders tend to run in families.
Relatives of people with Depression are at increased risk for Bipolar Disorder.
The risk of Depression in women is almost double the risk for men.
About one-third of Mood Disorders recur.
About one-third of patients with a Mood Disorder develop Psychotic Disorders.
Treatment for Mood Disorders may include medication, psychotherapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, and lifestyle changes. Without treatment, symptoms can last for weeks, months, or years, and can dramatically impair a person's quality of life.
You don’t have to suffer alone. At The Resilience Center of Houston, we have specially trained therapists that can help treat you or your loved one’s Mood Disorder with compassion and expertise. Contact us today.