Mood Disorders

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• Treatments and Therapies

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Summary

Most people feel sad or irritable from time to time. They may say they're in a bad mood. A mood disorder is different. It affects a person's everyday emotional state. Nearly one in ten people aged 18 and older have mood disorders. These include depression and bipolar disorder (also called manic depression).

Mood disorders can increase a person's risk for heart disease, diabetes, and other diseases. Treatments include medication, psychotherapy, or a combination of both. With treatment, most people with mood disorders can lead productive lives.

Start Here

• Bipolar Disorder (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)
• Depression (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)

Treatments and Therapies

• Mental Health Medications (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Psychotherapies (National Institute of Mental Health)

Living With

• What to Know Before Stopping Medications (American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists) - PDF

Related Issues

• Suicide Prevention Information (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)

Specifics

• Cyclothymia (Cyclothymic Disorder) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

• Clinical Trials (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Mood Disorders (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Understanding immune system dysfunction and its context in mood disorders: psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology...
• Article: The link between endocrine parameters, serum lithium concentrations, and cognitive functions...
• Article: Dynamic Bidirectional Associations Between Global Positioning System Mobility and Ecological Momentary...
• Mood Disorders -- see more articles

Find an Expert

• Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
• FindTreatment.gov (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Also in Spanish
• Help for Mental Illnesses (National Institute of Mental Health) Also in Spanish
• NAMI
• National Institute of Mental Health Also in Spanish
• Psychologist Locator (American Psychological Association)

Children

• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (National Institute of Mental Health)
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD) (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

Patient Handouts

• Cyclothymic disorder (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish