Explaining child disorders


Types of Mood Disorders

There are two categories of mood disordersa mood disorder that needs some sort of
recognized by the psychiatric community:medical or psychiatric treatment.The exact
unipolar and bipolar disorder. Both are acause of mood disorders is not known. It does
type of depression with the difference beingappear that many combinations of outside
those who suffer bipolar disorder, also knownevents can trigger an episode. It is known
as manic depression, also experience extremethat many people who suffer mood disorders
mood swings between depression and episodesalso have a chemical imbalance of the brain
of extreme mania or high energy.The unipolar,that makes them more susceptible to these
or depression, type of mood disorder candepressed feelings. Research has also shown
further be broken down into the differentthat the different types of mood disorders
types of depression which include:1. Majorcan run in families are thought to be a
depression.genetic trait.Treatment of mood disorders
varies depending on the disorder itself and
2.  Dysthymia.any outside influences that may contribute to
the disorder. These outside influences
3.  Seasonal  affective  disorder.include illness, drug or alcohol abuse or a
major life changing event. Normally these
4. Postpartum depression.Mood disorders areneed to be dealt with along with the mood
characterized by continued feelings ofdisorder for treatment to be successful.The
sadness, despair, guilt, irritability, lossmood disorder itself can be treated with
of appetite, constant fatigue and suicidalanti-depressant medication, therapy or a
thoughts. Different people will havecombination of the two. The different types
different combinations of these thoughts andof mood disorder can be treated successfully
feelings, making it important for sufferersif its sufferers seek help. Unfortunately
to seek professional help to help sortnearly half of the people who suffer from
through the various symptoms. While some ofmood disorders never seek the help they
these feelings are normal in daily life, whenneed.Andrew Bicknell is a writer and
they become an on going problem that last forWebmaster.
weeks, months and even years it is considered



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