Affective disorders
A mental health condition that affects someone's moods, so that they can
sometimes feel very depressed (= sad and without hope or energy) and at other
times very excited and energetic.
Affective Disorders including depression, bipolar disorders and other mood
dysregulation conditions are common with a lifetime prevalence about 5-7%.
Affective disorders are early onset and mostly disabling psychiatric conditions
with recurrent mood episodes. High rates of other comorbid psychiatric
disorders in affective disorders increase the burden of the disease in many
countries.
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