MOOD DISORDER

In today's society, people are often faced with challenges and obstacles no matter who they are. Everyone goes through a period of time where they are feeling unsatisfied or upset with an outcome of an event that has happened in their life. This type of feeling becomes dangerous when you start to notice changes in a person's behavior that can harmfully affect them. Building up stress from all these disappointments can lead to mental illnesses such as mood disorders. When changes in mood and behavior affect a person so greatly, they can have a mood disorder. Common types of mental illnesses include major depression and bi-polar disorder. Mood disorders, also known as affective disorders, can be defined as a disturbance of mood that is not caused by a organic abnormality. This disorder also includes the appearance of an excessive "maniac" or "depressive" state that is not interfered by any of the other physical or mental disorders. Whatever is going on with a person who has compulsive mood disorder all starts with the mind. Mood is often referred to as a "prolonged emotion" and determines if there will be a positive or negative result of a situation. Causes of mood disorders can be medical condition's, substance abuse, life events or other causes. Common signs and symptoms in any type of mood disorder can be excessive weight gain or loss, social isolation, low self-esteem, irritation and agitation. These are just a few of the many signs and symptoms of a distortion in mood. It's normal for mood to change or have feelings of sadness and happiness, but when these feelings start to last for long periods of time or it begins to interfere with your life, then that person could be suffering from a mood disorder. These illnesses are rocketing at sky high in today's society, luckily there are treatments and mood altering drugs that can help these people. Two greatly recognized illnesses with our moods are depression and bi-polar disorder. Depression is also known as