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Mood Disorders

Mood Disorders

Mood disorders are quite interesting; especially if you're realizing that you have many of the symptoms. With mood disorders one experiences long periods of depression or elation, that causes ones everyday activities to be disrupted. The main mood disorders are major depression, and bipolar disorder. Another type of mood disorder is called seasonal affective disorder. This is caused by the lack of sunlight that people with the disorder receive in usually the winter months. Apparently the lack of sunlight disrupts their regular serotonin levels causing the depression. Phototherapy, which is daily doses of artificial sunlight, has been proven to help this disorder.
Major depression affects about 2 to 3 percent of men and 5 to 9 percent of women. Most of the time people are depressed after a personal loss, whether it be the loss of a loved one, or a daily failure. The frequency and intensity of depression can vary from person to person. Most of the time people......


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