Understanding Mood Disorders

Mood disorders are a set of psychological conditions affecting the mood of an individual. They fall under the groups of elevated mood disorders (mania or hypomania), depressive disorders and moods that cycle between mania and depression. Cyclothymic disorder, dysthymic disorder and major depression are some of the common depressive disorders. Depressive disorders can be of different types, such as atypical depression, psychotic major depression, melancholic depression, catatonic depression,...