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Mood disorders

Written by: Martin Winkler
First version: 22 Jul 2008. Latest version: 13 Feb 2011.

Abstract:

Mood disorders are those disorders that have a disturbance in mood (ups and downs) as their predominant feature.

Question:

What are mood disorders?

Answer:

Mood disorders are those disorders that have a disturbance in mood (ups and downs) as their predominant feature.
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