Affective spectrum
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Types
Affective spectrum disorders include:
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Body dysmorphic disorder
- Bulimia nervosa and other eating disorders
- Dysthymia
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Impulse-control disorders
- Kleptomania
- Major depressive disorder
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Oppositional defiant disorder
- Panic disorder
- Posttraumatic stress disorder
- Premenstrual dysphoric disorder
- Social anxiety disorder
The following may also be present as co-morbidities for affective mood disorders:
- Chronic pain
- Intermittent explosive disorder
- Pathological gambling
- Personality disorder
- Pyromania
- Substance abuse and addiction (includes alcoholism)
- Trichotillomania
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Hypersexuality
- Migraine
- Cataplexy
The American Psychiatric Association's definitions of these terms can be found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
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