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Mood disorders include major depressive disorder, dysthymic
disorder, and bipolar disorder.
* Approximately 20.9 million American adults, or about 9.5 % of
the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year, have a mood
disorder (Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 June;62(6):617-27.)
*The median age of onset for mood disorders is 30 years. (Archives
of General Psychiatry, 2005 June;62(6):593-602.)
*Depressive disorders often co-occur with anxiety disorders and
substance abuse. (Archives of General Psychiatry,2005
June;62(6):593-602.)
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| Feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, or guilt. |
| Feelings of total indifference. |
| Prolonged sadness and crying spells. |
| Withdrawal from social activities. |
| Loss of appetite or noticeable increase in appetite. |
| Thoughts of death or suicide; suicide attempts. |
| Fatigue, lethargy and insomnia, or increased need for
sleep. |
| Inability to concentrate; indecisiveness |
Aches and pains, constipation or other physical ailments
that can't be
explained. |
| An excessively good, euphoric, or expansive mood. |
| Irritability and anger that is not consistent with the
situation |
| Extreme cheerfulness or optimism. |
| Grandiose ideas. |
| Lack of judgment particularly concerning spending money
or sexual promiscuity. |
| Flight of ideas or racing thoughts; talking in a rush
and changing from topic to topic; disorganized thoughts. |
| Decreased need for sleep (need for little sleep without
feeling tired). |
| Sudden rage, irritability, or paranoia. |
| These symptoms generally alternating with periods of
depression sometimes with periods of mood stability intermixed. |
| Psychotic symptoms (delusions or hallucinations) and
thought of suicide may appear in the acute stages of either mania or depressions. |
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