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A mental health problem that primarily impacts a person's emotional and behavioral state. with long periods of extreme happiness, extreme sadness or both.
Types of mood disorders can include:
- Major depression - Less than usual interest in activities, feeling sad / hopeless or any other symptom that lasts at least 2 weeks
- Dysthymia - A chronic, low-grade, irritable or depressed mood that lasts at least 2 years
- Bipolar disorder - Alternating periods of depression and mania (elevated mood)
- Mood disorder related to a health condition - Symptoms of depression triggered by a medical illness (i.e. cancer, injuries, infections, chronic illnesses)
- Substance induced mood disorder - Symptoms of depression resulting from medicine, drug abuse, alcoholism, exposure to toxins, etc.
Triggers - The Causes
- Genetics and hereditary
- Trauma or a distressing event
- Brain structure and function (bipolar disorder)
- Use and/or abuse of medications and other substances
Symptoms - What it looks like
- Ongoing “empty,” sad or anxious mood
- Feeling hopeless or helpless
- Low self-esteem / feeling worthless or inadequate
- Self-harm
- Issues in relationships
- Change in sleeping patterns
- Change in appetite / weight Lack of energy
- Difficulty concentrating
- Decline in decision-making ability
- Frequent headaches, stomachaches or tiredness
- Aggression, irritability or hostility
Treatment - The way to healing
- Antidepressants and other medications
- Psychotherapy (talk therapy)
- Brain stimulation therapies
- Light therapy
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