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A major depressive episode (MDE) is a period characterized by symptoms of major depressive disorder.Those affected primarily exhibit a depressive mood for at least two weeks or more, and a loss of interest or pleasure in everyday activities.
A mixed affective state, formerly known as a mixed-manic or mixed episode, has been defined as a state wherein features and symptoms unique to both depression and (hypo)mania, including episodes of anguish, despair, self doubt, rage, excessive impulsivity and suicidal ideation, sensory overload, racing thoughts, heightened irritability, decreased "need" for sleep and other symptoms of ...
[29] [30] [31] To fit the definition of a manic episode, these behaviors must impair the individual's ability to socialize or work. [29] [31] If untreated, a manic episode usually lasts three to six months. [32] In severe manic episodes, a person can experience psychotic symptoms, where thought content is affected along with mood. [31]
Mental disorders such as depression or anxiety, schizophrenia, and personality disorders, especially when untreated. Familial or personal history of suicide. Job or financial loss.
An episode dealing with mental illness, "The Third Guy," featured a guest performance by Denis O'Hare. He played an intellectually disabled rapist who elicits differing opinions in the SVU. The episode "Closure" aired shortly before Detective Brian Cassidy left the Special Victims Unit. However, because of its nonlinear storytelling, it ...
Joining Men's Health from the International Space Station, Axiom Space pilot John Shoffner talks about handling your mind when you're on a mission.
The 27-year-old man accused of trying to stab a woman to death while she walked in the middle of the day on a trail of Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park has been determined to be unfit to proceed to ...
Intermittent explosive disorder (IED) or Episodic dyscontrol syndrome (EDS) is a mental and behavioral disorder characterized by explosive outbursts of anger and/or violence, often to the point of rage, that are disproportionate to the situation at hand (e.g., impulsive shouting, screaming or excessive reprimanding triggered by relatively inconsequential events).