What is the difference between Mood disorders and personality disorders?

Answer 1

Mood disorders is a wider category of diagnosis. Anxiety disorder is one type of mood disorder. Others include bipolar disorder (manic/depression), all sorts of depressive disorders, and more. You can check the DSM IVR for specifics. All of these are categorizations of problems that get in the way of someone living a fully functional life. Speak to your doctor or a local psychotherapist for more information.

Anxiety disorders deal with various psychiatric diagnosis dealing with anxiety, abnormal feelings of fear, worry, overconcern. These include generalized anxiety disorder , panic disorders, social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder and others. Mood disorders deal with moods. They are known too as affective disorders. These mental health disorders are major depression, bipolar-formerly known as manic depression, dysthymia and cyclothhymia. These last two are milder forms of major depression and Bipolar disorder.

Answer 2

Affective disorders are psychiatric diseases with multiple aspects, including biological, behavioral, social, and psychological factors. Major depressive disorder, bipolar disorders, and anxiety disorders are the most common affective disorders.

Affect is another word used for mood or observable expression of emotion.

So basically affective disorders are the same as mood disorders.

Answer 3

Bipolar disorder is one type of mood disorder. Some other mood disorders are: major depression, seasonal affective disorder, cyclothymia, hypomania and dysthymia.

Answer 4

Emotion is mood limited to a "normal" functional range.

Mood disorder is mood when it enters nonfunctional range and throughly messes up one's life.

Answer 5

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