Mood Disorders

Emotional disorder is a type of illness that represents a serious change in mood. Diseases under mood disorders include major depression, bipolar disorder (mania - excitement, hyperactivity, excessively expanded self, unrealistic optimism), sustained depression (long - term low depression ), Circulatory system is included. Sleep disorders (mild bipolar disorder) and SAD (seasonal mood disorder)

About 20% of the US population reports that they have at least one depressive symptom within a month and 12% reports that they have more than one depressive symptom within a year. According to a survey conducted in 1992, the incidence of major depression was 5% in the past 30 days, 17% in the lifetime. Bipolar disorder is less common and occurs in 1% of the general population, but some people think that diagnosis is often overlooked because manic excitement is rarely reported as a disease

Depression is a common feature of mental illness, regardless of its nature and origin. People with a history of serious mental illness may suffer from major depression to almost the same extent as those who experienced severe depression in the past.

Alcoholism and other forms of drug dependence are also associated with depression. Dual diagnosis - drug abuse and other mental illness, usually mood disorder - is an increasing psychiatric problem. Regardless of whether drug abuse leads to depression, depression leads to substance abuse, or whether there is a common cause for both, if addicts use drugs to alleviate symptoms caused by drugs, a vicious circle It happens. Cocaine and other stimulants act on neurotransmitters in the happy heart of the brain and cause excitement. Depression will occur as the effect diminishes. Sometimes after an alcohol or drug ban, it seems that serious depression disappears. People with severe mood disorders feel that the average percentage of nicotine addiction is doubled and many people feel depressed when trying to quit smoking.

When depressed, people will withdraw, recover slowly if they are unjustly self-criticized, irritated, impulsive, or overly sensitive to loss. Most people with severe depression also show signs of anxiety, and 15-30% cause panic attacks. As a biological mechanism to cope with danger, anxiety may create a need for protection or protection, and if it is disappointed, it may give way to despair. People with long-term anxiety may also treat themselves with alcohol or drugs that may cause depression.

Depression is also linked to physical illness. Approximately 25% of hospitalized patients have serious depressive symptoms and about 5% suffer from major depression. Chronic diseases related to depression include heart disease, cancer, vitamin deficiency, diabetes, hepatitis, malaria, and others. Depression is also a common cause of neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke, brain tumor. Even moderate depressive symptoms are associated with more than average mean arteriosclerosis, heart attack, and high blood pressure. Depression can lead to medical illness, people with depression will get worse gradually.

Emotional disturbance is also known as affective disorder or depression. Almost one out of 10 people over the age of 18 have a mood disorder. The mood of patients with these symptoms is very different, usually accompanied by mania (excitement) or depression. Mood disorders include major depression, bipolar disorder, persistent depression, and SAD (seasonal affective disorder). Schizophrenia is a highly complicated disease affecting about 1% of the population over the age of 18. In other words, 51 million people worldwide suffer from schizophrenia. Schizophrenia usually begins between the ages of 15 and 25. It has negative and positive symptoms. These symptoms are classified as whether the function is weakened or excessive. A negative symptom means a decrease or loss of normal function, whereas a positive symptom means an excess or deformity or normal function. Positive symptoms include delusions, thinking disorders, hallucinations and so on.

A schizoaffective disorder is a mental disorder in which a person experiences a combination of symptoms of schizophrenia (such as hallucinations and delusions) and symptoms of mood disorders (such as depression or mania). Untreated schizophrenia disorder may cause problems in the situation of work, school, society, and may lead to loneliness and job search, or difficulty in going to school. People with schizoaffective affective disorders may need assistance and support for everyday functions. Treatment helps to manage symptoms and improve the quality of life.