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Mood Disorder

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Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology

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Affective disorder; Depressive disorder

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A mood disorder is a psychological disorder in which a disturbance in mood is the main feature (DSM-IV-TR, 2000). Mood disorders are divided into Depressive Disorders, the Bipolar Disorders, and Mood Disorders with a specified etiology. Depressive Disorders include Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymic Disorder, and Depressive Disorders Not Otherwise Specified. The Bipolar Disorders include Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder, Cyclothymic Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified. The Mood Disorders based on etiology include Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition and Substance-Induced Mood Disorder.

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  • American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text revision). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.

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  1. University of Manitoba, 1702-72 Donald Street, R3C 1L7, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Andrea Lee

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  1. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Professor of Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry Virginia Commonwealth University – Medical Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, VCU, 980542, Richmond, Virginia, 23298-0542, USA

    Jeffrey S. Kreutzer

  2. Kessler Foundation Research Center, 1199 Pleasant Valley Way, West Orange, NJ, 07052, USA

    John DeLuca

  3. Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and Neurology and Neuroscience, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – New Jersey Medical School, New Jersey, USA

    John DeLuca

  4. Independent Practice, 564 M.O.B. East, 100 E. Lancaster Ave., Wynnewood, PA, 19096, USA

    Bruce Caplan

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Lee, A. (2011). Mood Disorder. In: Kreutzer, J.S., DeLuca, J., Caplan, B. (eds) Encyclopedia of Clinical Neuropsychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79948-3_2120

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