Affective Disorders

Affective disorders are characterized by a disturbance of mood, accompanied by a full or partial manic or depressive syndrome. Diagnosis requires medically documented persistence, either continuous or intermittent, of one of the following:

• Depressive syndrome characterized by at least four of the following:
  • A pervasive loss of interest in most activities
  • Appetite disturbance with weight change
  • Sleep disturbance
  • Psychomotor agitation or retardation
  • Decreased energy
  • Feelings of guilt or worthlessness
  • Difficulty concentrating or thinking
  • Thoughts of suicide
  • Hallucinations, delusions, or paranoid thinking

• Manic syndrome characterized by at least three of the following:
  • Hyperactivity
  • Pressure of speech
  • Flight of ideas
  • Inflated self-esteem
  • Decreased need for sleep
  • Easy distractibility
  • Involvement in activities that have a high probability of painful consequences
  • Hallucinations, delusions or paranoid thinking

• Diagnosis of bipolar syndrome including a history of episodes of both manic and depressive syndromes and currently characterized by either or both syndromes.

Disability Impairments • Mental Disorders • Affective disorders • Anxiety-related disorders. • Autistic disorders. • Mental retardation disorders. • Organic mental disorders. • Personality disorders. • Schizophrenic, paranoid and psychotic disorders • Somatoform disorders. • Substance addiction disorders.

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