The phrase "abnormal mood" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to psychology, mental health, or emotional states to describe moods that deviate from the norm.
Example: "The patient exhibited signs of an abnormal mood, which raised concerns about their mental health."
Alternatives: "unusual mood" or "irregular mood".
The pathophysiology of abnormal mood states mania and depression in patients with bipolar disorder remains unclear.
Thyroid hormone plays a role in both serotonin and catecholamine functions in the brain, and has been linked to abnormal mood states in bipolar disorder.
Psychiatrists in our time, traumatized by the negative "maniacal" connotations attached to "manic depression," latched on to Coleridge's word and came up with "bipolar disorder" to describe the abnormal mood swings from euphoria to depression in their patients.
Furthermore, there is concern that antidepressants can induce abnormal mood elevation (Licht et al. 2008).
This study examines the levels of illumination experienced by postpartum mothers in their ordinary daily routine and explores the nature of the relationship between their light exposure levels and any abnormal mood symptoms experienced during the postpartum period.
This component refers to the patients' ability to recognize the normal from the abnormal mood states and what is expected from them to do when they feel depressed or when antidepressants fail.
Pathological anxiety and anger are not considered to be mood disorders in the DSM, although they are listed as abnormal moods in a majority of psychiatric texts and dictionaries [ 6- 8] Irritability is listed as a descriptor of numerous and varied disorders in the DSM-IV.
13 SMD patients had abnormal baseline mood (anger or sadness), hyper reactivity to negative emotional stimuli (e.g., explosive, developmentally inappropriate outbursts at least 3 times/week), and hyperarousal (≥3 of insomnia, intrusiveness, pressured speech, flight of ideas/racing thoughts, distractibility, psychomotor agitation).
A manic episode is a period of abnormally elevated mood, accompanied by abnormal behavior that disrupts life". Mark may have had a manic episode of wanderlust in September, but in November, after being sent to a detention center in Atlanta, he had recovered and signed a sworn statement on November 3, 2008 stating he was born in the United States and a US citizen.
A person who experiences alternating states of depression and mania (abnormal elevation of mood) or hypomania (distinct, though not necessarily abnormal, elevation of mood) is said to suffer from bipolar disorder.
At Harvard, Dr Hooley has taught graduate and undergraduate classes in introductory psychology, abnormal psychology, schizophrenia, mood disorders, psychiatric diagnosis, and psychological treatment.
