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A mood disorder is a condition whereby the prevailing emotional mood is distorted or inappropriate to the circumstances.
The two major types of mood disorders are depression (or unipolar depression) and bipolar disorder.
- Depression (or unipolar depression), including subtypes:
- Major depression
- Major depression (recurrent)
- Major depression with psychotic symptoms (psychotic depression)
- Dysthymia
- Postpartum depression
- Bipolar disorder, a mood disorder formerly known as "manic depression" and described by alternating periods of mania and depression (and in some cases rapid cycling, mixed states, and psychotic symptoms). Subtypes include:
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