Mood disorders

Mood disorders: Introduction

A mental disorder characterized by a disturbance of mood. The mood disturbance may be mild or severe and may include depression, mania or hypomania or any combination of these. Bipolar disorders and depressive disorders are the two main categories of mood disorders.

Symptoms of Mood disorders

• Personality Change
• Depression
• Agitation
• Aggression
• Anxiety
• more symptoms...»

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Mood disorders:

• Child Behavior: Home Testing
  • ADHD -- Home Test Kits
  • Concentration -- Home Testing
• Mental Health (Adults): Home Testing
  • Adult ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Tests
• Mental Health: Home Testing:
  • Home Emotional Stress Tests
  • ADHD -- Home Testing
  • Concentration -- Home Test Kits
• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Related Home Testing:
  • ADHD -- Home Tests
  • Drug Screening Kits
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Mood disorders

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Mood disorders?

• Misdiagnosis of Mood disorders
• Hidden causes of Mood disorders (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Mood disorders: Self Assessment Tools

• Stress -- Self Assessment Tools
• Depression -- Self Assessment Tools
• Weight Management -- Self Assessment Tools
• Mental Health -- Self Assessment Tools
• more tools...»

Mood disorders: Medical Mistakes

• Concentration -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD -- Health Mistakes
• ADHD (Adults) -- Health Mistakes
• Depression -- Health Mistakes
• Bipolar -- Health Mistakes
• Sleep Disorders -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Mood disorders: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Undiagnosed:
  • Adult ADHD -- Undiagnosed - Often remains undiagnosed through to adulthood.
  • ADHD -- Undiagnosed
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
  • Concentration Disorders -- Undiagnosed
  • Stroke -- Undiagnosed
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Undiagnosed
  • Schizophrenia -- Undiagnosed
  • Epilepsy -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Mood disorders

Underactive thryoid may be misdiagnosed as depression: Hypothyroidism, or underactive thyroid, is an endocrine gland disorder that is more common in women. It can mimic many diseases, including depression. The patient...read more »

Adrenal gland disorder difficult to correctly diagnose: Addison's disease, a disorder of the adrenal glands, causes a variety of symptoms, and is often misdiagnosed in early stages....read more »

Calcium disorder a hidden cause of depression-like symptoms: Another uncommon endocrine disorder that can be misdiagnosed as depression is hypocalcemia (low blood calcium), which is usually due to a disorder of the parathyroid gland...read more »

Multiple sclerosis often misdiagnosed as mental disorder: The early stages of multiple sclerosis may cause various general feelings of wellness, happiness, euphoria, or manic-type symptoms in some patients. These...read more »

Lupus is often misdiagnosed as other conditions: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), often simply called "lupus", is a difficult disease to diagnose and can manifest with...read more »

Rare copper disease insidious and misdiagnosed: Wilson's disease (a form of copper overload) is a rare disorder that has a slow and insidious onset that can often fail to be diagnosed. Copper...read more »

Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present in a variety of different...read more »

Undiagnosed stroke leads to misdiagnosed aphasia: BBC News UK reported on a man who had been institutionalized and treated for mental illness because he suffered from sudden inability to speak. This was...read more »

Alzheimer's disease over-diagnosed: The well-known disease of Alzheimer's disease is often over-diagnosed. Patients tend to assume that any memory loss or forgetulness symptom might be Alzheimer's, whereas...read more »

Dementia may be a drug interaction: A common scenario in aged care is for a patient to show mental decline to dementia. Whereas this can, of course, occur due to various medical conditions, such as a stroke or...read more »

ADHD under-diagnosed in adults: Although the over-diagnoses of ADHD in children is a well-known controversy, the reverse side related to adults. Some...read more »

Bipolar disorder misdiagosed as various conditions by primary physicians: Bipolar disorder (manic-depressive disorder) often fails to be...read more »

Eating disorders under-diagnosed in men: The typical patient with an eating disorder is female. The result is that men with eating disorders often fail to be diagnosed or have a delayed diagnosis. See misdiagnosis of eating...read more »

Depression undiagnosed in teenagers: Serious bouts of depression can be undiagnosed in teenagers. The "normal" moodiness of teenagers can cause severe...read more »

Undiagnosed anxiety disorders related to depression: Patients with depression (see symptoms of depression) may also have undiagnosed anxiety disorders (see symptoms of anxiety disorders). Failure to...read more »

Read more about Misdiagnosis and Mood disorders

Mood disorders: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Mental Health Specialists:
  • Psychiatry (Mental Health)
  • Addiction Psychiatry
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Seniors Mental Health)
  • Pediatric / Adolescent Psychiatry (Child/Teen Mental Health)
  • Pediatric Developmental Behavioral Health (Child Behavior Specialist)
  • Psychosomatic Medicine
  • Forensic Psychiatry
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Mood disorders

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Mood disorders:

• Mental Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Mood disorders, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Mood disorders: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Brain & Neurological Disorders: Rare Types:
  • Adult ADHD -- Rare Types
  • ADHD -- Rare Types
  • Alzheimer Disease -- Rare Types
  • Migraine -- Rare Types
  • Concentration Disorders -- Rare Types
  • Stroke -- Rare Types
  • Bipolar Disorder -- Rare Types
  • Schizophrenia -- Rare Types
  • Epilepsy -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Mood disorders

Read more about causes of Mood disorders.

More information about causes of Mood disorders:

• Mood disorders as a symptom

Latest Treatments for Mood disorders

• Cognitive behaviour therapy
• Benzodiazepines
• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
• Fluoxetine
• Sertraline
• more treatments...»

See full list of 10 latest treatments for Mood disorders

News Archives for Mood disorders

Medical news articles related to Mood disorders include:

• Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD
• Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood
• Biomarkers for Mood May Alter Psychiatric Treatments
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Mood disorders

Medical research articles related to Mood disorders include:

• Global pattern of experienced and anticipated discrimination against people with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional survey.
• Escitalopram and problem-solving therapy for prevention of poststroke depression: a randomized controlled trial.
• Antiglucocorticoid treatments for mood disorders
• The Manchester Self Harm Rule had good sensitivity but poor specificity for predicting repeat self harm or suicide
• Parental report version of the Mood Disorder Questionnaire for adolescents has good sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing bipolar disorder in psychiatric outpatient clinics
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Mood disorders

Patient Surveys for Mood disorders

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Mood disorders
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Reseach about Mood disorders

Visit our research pages for current research about Mood disorders treatments.

Clinical Trials for Mood disorders

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Mood disorders include:

• Clinical Trials of Three Non-Drug Treatments for Winter Depression (SAD) - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• A Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Topiramate in the Treatment of Patients With Bipolar Disorder - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - topiramate
• Dopamine Receptor Imaging in Mood Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - [C-11]-NNC112,[F-18] Fallypride,[(11)C] Raclopride,0-15 Water
• Study of the Psychological Development of Children of Parents With and Without Affective Disorders - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Safety And Efficacy Study Of Ziprasidone In Pediatric Psychotic Illness - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Ziprasidone
• more trials...»

See full list of 636 Clinical Trials for Mood disorders

Statistics for Mood disorders

• Medical statistics for Mood disorders
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Mood disorders
• Death and Mortality statistics for Mood disorders
• Society statistics for Mood disorders

Mood disorders: Broader Related Topics

• Behavioral disorders
• more types...»

Types of Mood disorders

Types of Mood disorders

• Depressive disorders
• Depression
• Clinical depression
• Dysthymia
• Bipolar disorder
• more types...»

See full list of 10 Types of Mood disorders

Stories from Users Related to Mood disorders

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