Mood+Disorders

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**Mood Disorders** Mood disorder is an illness, often with an organic cause (chemical imbalances of a brain), that involves mood extremes that interfere with every day living. These extremes are not the highs and lows that everyone experiences, nor are they the mood swings sometimes experienced during adolescence. The emotional swings of mood disorders are extreme in both intensity and duration.

Moods can be persistent, or with sustained elevation. These disorders are usually associated with disturbances in appetite, sleep patterns, energy level, concentration, and memory.

__**Common Signs with Depression:**__ //Persistant sadness,////Insomnia// //Decreased appetite// //Psychomotor retardation// //Anhedonia (inability to experience pleasure)// //Irritability// //Social with draw// //Hopelessness// //Poor self-esteem// //Suicidal thoughts// **__Common signs of Bipolar:__** // Persistently elevated mood //// Grandiosity (inappropriately high self-esteem) //// Psychomotor agitation //// Decreased sleep //// Racing thoughts & Distractibility //// Poor judgement & Impaired impulse control //// Rapid or Pressured speech // //Several factors can play role in the development of anxiety conditions such as panic disorder. The symptoms of panic are caused by the overactivity of the body's normal fear response. Life experiences and learned behavior also play a part in the development of a panic disorder. If you think you might have a panic disorder, you need to find a licensed psychologist or other mental health professional who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of panic and anxiety disorders. Treatments for this can be helped by a combination of medication and carefully targeted psychotherapy.// __Mood Disorders__ contrast between our experience of positive and negative emotions and the current circumstances of our life. __Depressive Disorders__ have a pattern of symptoms dealing with depressed moods. __Bipolar Disorders__ are periods of abnormally elevated moods, usually alternating with normal mood and with depression. These disorders are caused by chemical imbalances of the brain. & Mood disorders are treatable, but if they can be cured depends on how severe the disorder is and if they have the ability to comply with the demands of the treatment.

__ **Treatments include:** __ // Cognitive behavioral therapy //   // Expert medication therapy //   // Psycho-educational lectures //   // Eye movement desensitisation & Reprocessing //   // DBT skills training //   // Consultations for grief, loss, spirituality, nutrition, & fitness //   // Therapeutic & recreation as activities //   // Monitored fitness & nutritional plan //   // Comprehensive family Program //

**If you think you have any of these symptoms or problems please contact:**  **A treatment Specialist at 877-568-6270** Depression is linked to sleep deprivation like Insomnia & Bipolar Disorders Miller, Allen R. //Living With Anxiety Disorders//. Print.

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