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Mood Disorders<br />
(Joshua Togeretz)<br />
Mood Disorders is a category of disorders that affect<br />
our emotions. The illnesses that are commonly<br />
referred to by the phrase Mood Disorders include:<br />
depression, dysthymic disorder and bipolar disorder.<br />
(Canadian Mental Health Association[CMHA], 2013).<br />
In Canada, over 2.6 million (8.6% of the population) people meet the diagnostic criteria<br />
for mood disorders (Statistics Canada, 2018).<br />
Treatments of mood disorders are often effective and include: counselling,<br />
medication, electro convulsive therapy, light therapy and self-management. Roughly<br />
80% of people who properly access treatment no longer feel and symptoms (CMHA,<br />
2013).<br />
Below is a list of resources that you or your loved one can access if you are feeling<br />
symptoms of mood disorders.<br />
References:<br />
Canadian Mental Health Association (2013). Mood Disorders. [Webpage]. Retrieved from<br />
https://cmha.bc.ca/documents/mood-disorders-2/<br />
Statistics Canada (2018). Table 13-10-0096-18. Mood disorders, by age group. Retrieved from<br />
https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=1310009618
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