A mood disorder, also known as an affective disorder, is any of a group of conditions of mental and behavioral disorder where the main underlying characteristic...

disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that...

Schizoaffective disorder is a mental disorder characterized by symptoms of both schizophrenia (psychosis) and a mood disorder - either bipolar disorder or depression...

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder (DMDD) is a mental disorder in children and adolescents characterized by a persistently irritable or angry mood and frequent...

depressive disorder (MDD), also known as clinical depression, is a mental disorder characterized by at least two weeks of pervasive low mood, low self-esteem...

When mood swings are severe, they may be categorized as part of a mental illness, such as bipolar disorder, where erratic and disruptive mood swings...

Bipolar II disorder (BP-II) is a mood disorder on the bipolar spectrum, characterized by at least one episode of hypomania and at least one episode of...

Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder Major depressive disorder Dysthymia Premenstrual dysphoric disorder Psychotic depression Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)...

with BPD most commonly confused with a mood disorder, substance use disorder, or other mental health disorders. Therapeutic interventions for BPD predominantly...

diagnosis of bipolar disorder; the person may or may not have a history of major depressive disorder. Episodes of substance-induced mood disorder due to the direct...