Impact of Mood Disorder on Relationships, Work, and Life: A Literature Review

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Abstract
When people have been diagnosed with mood disorder there general mood or emotional state
typically remains inconsistent and/or distorted with the circumstances, and directly interferes
with their capability to function properly in their life. Such patients with mood disorders
maybe irritable, feel empty, depressed, extremely sad, on might manifest periods of excessive
happiness, alternating with sadness. Some common examples of mood disorder comprise of
major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, and others. Mood disorders
create an impact on persons, regardless of their age, but generally appear in young adulthood
and adolescence. However, women demonstrate increased likelihood than men to develop
mood disorders. Furthermore, most sex differences in the clinical manifestations related to
mood disorders also contribute to variations in their prevalence between males and females.
Owing to their high prevalence, loss of quality of life, economic burden, and suicidal risks,
mood disorders have been identified as a matter of public health concern all across the world,
since they create significant impairment and distress in social, occupational, and educational
areas of functioning. This report comprised of a literature review that elaborated on the
impact that mood disorder creates on the patients, by interfering with their relationships,
work, social activities, and different parts of their life. The peer reviewed articles discussed in
the literature review provided an overview of the cognitive impairment, decreased attention,
and worsened thinking skills that are a direct manifestation of mood disorder. In addition, the
literature review also highlighted the impact of this mental illness on employment status of a
diagnosed individual.
Keywords: mood disorder, bipolar, depression, anxiety, quality of life, impact

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Literature review........................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................7
References..................................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Mood disorders are primarily characterized by a grave alteration in mood pattern that
are responsible for disrupting major life activities. Although numerous diverse subtypes of
mood disorders have been recognized, three chief situations of mood disorders are existent
namely, (i) depressive, (ii) manic, and (iii) bipolar disorder (BPD) (Baldessarini, Tondo,
Visioli & Vázquez, 2016). Furthermore, mood disorders can also be induced by substance
abuse, or occur as a clinical manifestation of a different medical condition. Major depressive
disorder is generally characterized by persistent depressed disposition (Otte et al., 2016).
Elevated temperaments are characterized by hypomania or mania. The cycling in the middle
of manic moods and depression is distinctive of bipolar mood disorders. While suffering from
mood disorder, feelings of negativity, high energy, distractibility, impulsivity, and reckless
decisions create an impact on both personal and occupational life, thus acting as an
impediment to successful recovery (Van Ameringen, Turna, Khalesi, Pullia & Patterson,
2017). This assignment will contain a literature review that will analyze how mood disorder
affects home, work and relationships, and potential interventions, based on information from
scholarly evidences.
Literature review
On using search terms such as, mood disorder, effect, impact, consequence, work,
relationship, home, occupation, rapport, and family, several articles relevant to the research
question were obtained. Of these, those that had been published in English language, on or
after 2015 were considered eligible for the review. According to Rubinsztein, Sahakian and
O'Brien (2019) the prevalence rate of BPD is comparatively less amid older people, when
compared to their younger counterparts, however, it accounts for an estimated 8-10% of
psychiatry related admissions of older adults. While reviewing the cognitive deficits