Looking at the Types of Mood Disorders

While everyone feels sad sometimes, if you find yourself struggling with extended periods of sadness, irritability or depression, you might be suffering from one of the types of mood disorders. This might have developed as a result of your abuse of drugs or alcohol. Or, you might have started abusing substances as a way to seek relief from these feelings. In either case, you can depend on Beaches Recovery to offer you treatment for mood disorders and addiction. Meanwhile, you can explore the reasons for your addiction and other co-occurring mental health conditions.

Types of Mood Disorders

Mood disorders might be challenging to identify because the symptoms can vary depending on a person’s age and even gender. At Beaches Recovery, we provide a supportive environment where you can seek help for your addiction and your mood disorder. While the symptoms of these disorders might be similar, there are five main types of mood disorders, which include:

• Substance-induced mood disorder, which is a result of the effects of medications, alcohol or drug abuse, toxins or other chemical dependence
• Bipolar disorder, where you go from deep depression to periods of mania and back again
• Major depression, where you experience sadness, hopelessness and lose interest in activities, which goes on for more than two weeks
• Dysthymia, where you are in a prolonged irritable or bad mood for over two years
• Mood disorders caused by other health conditions

Symptoms of Mood Disorders

There are many symptoms you can experience when dealing with a mood disorder. While some of the symptoms can be mental and emotional, you can also have physical symptoms. Mentally, if you are suffering from one of the types of mood disorders, you might feel sad, empty and hopeless. As well, you might develop low self-esteem, feel unworthy and guilty. Physically, you might begin having trouble sleeping, concentrating, and lose interest in your usual activities. Your weight might change significantly because you might change eating habits. Conflicts might develop in your personal relationships and you might find yourself unable to make decisions. Finally, you might begin to have thoughts of running away from your life or even of suicide.

Services to Treat Addiction and Mood Disorder

Through the dual diagnosis treatment offered at Beaches Recovery, we help you identify the feelings and situations that have led to your addiction and developing some types of mood disorders. Our medical professionals provide you with a treatment plan which includes a variety of evidence-based practices that take a holistic approach to addiction, including:

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Dialectical behavioral therapy
• PTSD and trauma therapy
• Mindfulness-based treatment
• Yoga therapy
• Fitness therapy

Even if you feel addiction and your mental health condition are too challenging to overcome, there is always help available. Get treatment for your addiction and the different types of mood disorders you experience, by calling Beaches Recovery at 866.605.0532 to start on your road to recovery.