Depression and Mood Disorders: Emergence — The word depression has a number of meanings, depending on the discipline. Within neurophysiology, it refers to a decrease in the brain’s electrical activity causing, for example, cortical depression. For the pharmacologist, depression means… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
major mood disorders — severe, full blown mood disorders; e.g., major depressive disorder and bipolar I and II disorders … Medical dictionary
Mood disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F30 F39 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Depression and Mood Disorders: Recent Concepts — Starting in the middle third of the twentieth century, the diagnosis of depression increased many fold. Though some of this increase was owing to the systematic marketing of the diagnosis by pharmaceutical companies, other elements of the… … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
mood-congruent — mood con·gru·ent (m d kongґgroo ənt) consistent with one s mood. The term is used particularly in the classification of mood disorders: in those disorders with psychotic features, mood congruent psychotic features are grandiose delusions or… … Medical dictionary
Mood Disorder Not Otherwise Specified — (MD NOS) is designated by the DSM IV as the diagnostic code (296.90) for mood disorders that are impairing but do not fit any the officially specified diagnoses. According to the DSM IV, MD NOS encompasses any mood disorder that does not meet the … Wikipedia
Mood swing — A mood swing is an extreme or rapid change in mood. Contents 1 Associated disorders 2 Cause 3 See also 4 References … Wikipedia
Mood stabilizer — A mood stabilizer is a psychiatric medication used to treat mood disorders characterized by intense and sustained mood shifts, typically bipolar disorder. Contents 1 Uses 2 Examples 2.1 Anticonvulsants 2.2 … Wikipedia
mood disorder and hallucinations — The term mood disorder refers to a psychiatric disorder characterized by a prominent mood disturbance, i.e. a manic, depressed, or mixed state. The two prime examples of mood disorder are bipolar disorder and unipolar depressive disorder. Ever … Dictionary of Hallucinations
Mood (psychology) — A mood is a relatively long lasting emotional state. Moods differ from emotions in that they are less specific, less intense, and less likely to be triggered by a particular stimulus or event.[1] Moods generally have either a positive or negative … Wikipedia
