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Mood Swings and Other Mood Disorders

Many a time mood swings are termed as bipolar disorder or manic depression as mood swings may be one of the symptoms of these and many different mental disorders.

Mood Swings, Mood Disorders
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Anurag Khare
Intense and rapid changes in one’s mood can be described as mood swings. Experiencing an emotional rollercoaster ride within a matter of hours can also be termed as a mood disorder. Although probably everybody go through mild mood swings especially during stressful periods but severe cases require immediate medical attention. Many a time mood swings are termed as bipolar disorder or manic depression as mood swings may be one of the symptoms of these and many different mental disorders. Mood swings have a very common occurrence but the severity of the same varies. Physiological problems such as depression, dysthymia, bipolar