精神病学 精神病学Affective(mood) Disorders XIE Guang-rong M.D.Definition Affectivedisordersarecharacterizedbyobvious andpersistentelationordepressionofmood. Themooddisturbanceiscommonlyassociated withcognitiveandbehavioralchanges.In severecases,psychoticsymptoms,suchas hallucinationanddelusion,maybeobserved.There isarecurrenttendency.Incertaincases,anepisode maybecomechronicandresidualsymptoms areobserved.TheClassificationofAffectiveDisorders Manic episode (mania) Depression single episode (unipolar) re