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Affective disorder Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Noun
1. any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
(synonym) major affective disorder, emotional disorder, emotional disturbance
(hypernym) mental disorder, mental disturbance, disturbance, psychological disorder, folie
(hyponym) depressive disorder, clinical depression, depression
Affective disorder Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
Affective disorder Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
A category of disorders in which the individual experiences excessive depression or elation. Examples include depression and bipolar disorder (manic-depression). Affective disorders are often found among pathological gamblers.
Affective disorder Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
A type of psychological disorder that is characterized by recurrent episodes of mania, depression, or both.
Affective disorder Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Mood disorder is the term designating a group of diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV TR) classification system where a disturbance in the person's mood is hypothesized to be the main underlying feature. The classification is known as mood (affective) disorders in ICD 10.
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