When someone is feeling sad or happy, we might say they’re in a “bad mood” or “good mood.” So when you hear the term “mood ...

Long before my mood changes, my daily patterns do. Noticing these pattern shifts early allows me to recalibrate before depression can take hold.

Mood disorders include depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. These types of psychiatric disorders affect a person’s emotions and may cause severe lows, called depression, and highs, called mania ...

Where mood disorders can cause temporary or fluctuating changes in mood, personality disorders cause symptoms that remain consistent over time and across a range of situations. For example, bipolar ...

Read more about the latest research in the pathophysiology behind reproductive mood disorders, presented at the 2026 ISGE Annual Congress.

Dr.: There are well-established therapies that can help those afflicted with SAD to get through the dark winter months ...

Most of us have felt sad or low at some point in our adult lives but have learned coping strategies that have kept us from becoming overwhelmed by these feelings. Some of us, however, have reached an ...

Depression is a complex and deeply personal experience. While almost everyone has periods of sadness, low mood or grief, depression is different. Major depressive disorder is persistent, interferes ...

"Mood disorders, including bipolar disease and depression, should not be prohibitive for weight-loss surgery."—Mowoh et al., Surgery, April 2024 For many people, the most effective treatment for ...

The Royal College of Psychiatrists says that many women are not aware that menopause can be associated with the onset of new mental health conditions like depression and bipolar disorder.

Seasonal depression can be a real challenge during our long winters. As daylight savings approaches, mental health advocates said many people may start to notice a shift in their mood.