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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Can mood disorders exist with other illness?


Mood disorders also tend to coexist with other mental and physical disorders. Anxiety is a commonly associated disorder in individuals with depression. Substance abuse, excess use of prescription drugs and personality disorders are extremely common in people with mood disorders.

The biggest difficulty with mood disorders is that many individuals have no idea they have the illness and are unwilling to accept such a stigmatized diagnosis.

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