MOOD DISORDERS

A mood disorder is related to a person’s emotional tone or affective state and can have an effect on behavior and can influence a person’s personality and worldview.

Depressive disorders:
Major depressive disorder – requires at least 2 weeks of depressive/loss of interest and four additional depressive symptoms, with one or more major depressive episodes.
Dysthymic disorder – is an ongoing low-grade depression of at least 2 years’ duration for more days than not and does not meet the criteria for major depression.
Depression NOS – does not meet the criteria for major depression and other disorders.

Bipolar Disorders
Bipolar 1 disorder – includes one or more manic or mixed episodes, usually with a major depressive episode.
Bipolar II disorder – includes one or more major depressive episodes and at least one hypomanic episode.
Cyclothymic disorder – includes at least 2 years og hypomanic periods that does not meet the criteria for the other disorder.
Bipolar NOS – does not meet of the other bipolar criteria.
Others: Mood disorders due to a general medical condition, substance- induced disorders and mood disorder NOS.