Canadian Medical Guide > Psychiatry and Psychology > Mental Disorders > Mood Disorders Terms and Definitions
Mood Disorders
Medical Definition: | Those disorders that have a disturbance in mood as their predominant feature. |
Guide Notes: | human only; do not confuse with AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS: read MeSH definitions & follow text |
Affective Disorders, Psychotic - Disorders in which the essential feature is a severe disturbance in mood (depression, anxiety, elation, and excitement) accompanied by psychotic symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, gross impairment in reality testing, etc. | |
Depressive Disorder - An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent. |
Mood Disorders Medical Definitions and Terms
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