Mood disorders are beyond usual mood fluctuations from sadness to elation and result in morbidity and mortality. This section covers four mood disorders. These are major depressive disorder (or unipolar major depression), bipolar disorder, dysthymia, and cyclothymia.
Mood disorders are among the top ten causes of disability worldwide. Unipolar major depression stands first, and bipolar disorder too is in the top 10. In coping with the depressed individual, parents, spouses, children, siblings, and friends face anger, guilt, financial ha... Read More...