In mood disorder, the patient observes at least two week’s course of symptoms, which are associated with the change in the patient’s previous level of functioning. The mood disorder symptoms may be of genetic origin. As far as mood disorder information is concerned, the mood disorder symptoms happen to occur due to imbalance in certain substances found in the brain tissues called neurotransmitters (i.e. serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine). Women are more vulnerable to mood disorders as they are affected more by the stressors like divorce, financial crisis and death of the relatives. The stressors provoke the mood disorder symptoms in susceptible people. Mood Disorder Information Mood disorder is a broad term which encompasses various psychological disorders, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, dysthymic disorder, cyclothymic disorder, seasonal affective disorder, grief, postpartum depression, affects of death and death. Most of these disorders present some kind of depression. Now, we will discuss the symptoms of all these separately. Symptoms of Major Depression •    Depressed mood (feelings of sadness) •    Anhedonia •    Insomnia or over sleeping (the patient observes disturbed sleep sleeps for hours) •    Poor eating habits or over-eating •    Remarkable weight loss or weight gain •    Fatigue and weakness •    Slow and sluggish movements •    Feelings of guilt ( feelings of not being happy) •    Psychomotor agitation •    Loss of concentration •    Repeated thoughts of death or dying •    Suicidal thoughts Moreover, perfect diagnosis can be made when the symptoms like significant functional impairment or feelings of guilt persist for longer ...

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