Index

Definition
Depression ( General Overview )
Mood Disorder Flow Chart
Mood Disorders Types
Treatment ( Psychotherapy )
Treatment ( Pharmacotherapy )

• Antidepressants
• Bipolar Disorders

Definition

Mood is the way a person feels inside, the experience of emotion, sustained and predominant internal emotional experience. A mood disorder is characterized by a disturbance in this mood.

Almost 44 million Americans experience some type of mental disorder. In fact, mental illnesses are among the most common conditions affecting health today.

Researchers believe most serious mental illnesses are caused by complex imbalances in the brain's chemical activity. They also believe environmental factors can play a part in triggering, or cushioning against, the onset of mental illness.

Most mental illnesses can be treated. People who have mental illnesses, even serious ones, can lead productive lives with proper treatment. Mood disorders are one form of serious mental illness.

Two of the most common mood disorders are depression and bipolar disorder ( Outdated term manic-depressive illness. )

Mood Disorders Types

Bipolar I Disorder
Bipolar II Disorder
Bipolar Disorder Not Otherwise Specified ( NOS )
Cyclothymic Disorder.
Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified ( NOS )
Depression ( General Overview )
Dysthymic Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Mood Disorder Due to a General Medical Condition
Mood Disorder Not Otherwise Specified ( NOS )
Substance-Induced Mood Disorder

Treatment ( Psychotherapy )

Adlerian Therapy
Behavior Therapy
Existential Therapy
Gestalt Therapy
Person-centered Therapy
Psychoanalytic
Rational-emotive Therapy
Reality Therapy
Transactional Analysis

Treatment ( Pharmacotherapy )

Antidepressants

Selecting the Right Antidepressant
Definition AD's

Adapin
Amitril
Anafranil
Asendin
Aventil
Celexa
Cymbalta / Yentreve
Desyrel
Effexor
Elavil
Emitrip
Endep
Enovil
Etrafon
Etrafon-A
Etrafon-Forte
Dohme
Lexapro ( Lexaprotm )
Ludiomil
Luvox
Marplan
Nardil
Norpramine
Pamelor
Parnate
Paxil
Pertofrane
PMS-Levazine
Prozac
Sharpe
Sinequan
SK-Amitriptyline
Surmontil
Tofranil
Vivactil
Wellbutrin
Zoloft
Zyban

Bipolar Disorder
Abilify®
Atretol
Calam
Cibaliyh-S
Clonidine
Depakene
Epitol
Eskalith
Eskalith CR
Isoptin
Tegretol
Lithane
Lithobid
Nimodipine
Topomax
Valprotate