SLWK 606 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Pressure Of Speech, Barbiturate
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Dsm5 uses three groups of criteria sets to diagnose mental problems related to mood disorders. A mood episode refers to any period of time when a patient feels abnormally happy or sad. A pattern of illness due to an abnormal mood. Depressive disorder due to another medical condition. Bipolar disorder due to another medical condition. Other causes of depressive and manic symptoms. Major and mild neurocognitive disorders with behavioral disturbance. Specifiers describing most recent episode and recurrent course. Specifiers describing current or most recent episode. Mood refers to a sustained emotion that colors the way we view life. The prevalence of mood disorders seems to be increasing in both sexes, accounting for half or more of a mental health practice. A mood disorder is more likely in someone who has relatives with similar problems. One of the most common problems for which patients seek help. A quality of depressed mood (or loss of interest or pleasure).
