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Definition of Major affective disorder
1. Noun. Any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant.
Generic synonyms: Disturbance, Folie, Mental Disorder, Mental Disturbance, Psychological Disorder
Specialized synonyms: Clinical Depression, Depression, Depressive Disorder, Mania, Manic Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Manic Depression, Manic Depressive Illness, Manic-depressive Psychosis
Lexicographical Neighbors of Major Affective Disorder
Literary usage of Major affective disorder
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"Schuckit (1986) suggested that alcoholism and major affective disorder are
independent diseases with some overlapping clinical symptoms. ..."
2. Assisted Suicide edited by Michael Bilirakis (1998)
"These studies found major affective disorder and/or substance use disorder present
in 57% to 86% of all suicides. Clinical studies (Elkin, et al., 1981; ..."
3. Individual Differences in the Behavioral Etiology of Drug Abuse edited by Harold W. Gordon, Meyer D. Glantz (1997)
"NWB women must have no lifetime history of major affective disorder, also to
avoid confounding influences. The NWB women must be ill for at least 4 years ..."
4. Prevention of Mental Disorders, Alcohol and Other Drug Use in Children and edited by David Shaffer (1996)
"Beardslee, WR; Bemporad, J.; Keller, MB; and Klerman, GL Children of parents with
major affective disorder: A review. American Journal of Psychiatry ..."
5. Community Corrections in America: New Directions & Sounder Investments for edited by Arthur J. Lurigio (1999)
"Required adherence to a medication regimen presumes that, if a person with a
serious mental illness (ie, schizophrenia or a major affective disorder) can be ..."
6. Treatment of Depression edited by Cynthia D. Mulrow (2000)
"A double-blind comparison of fluvoxamine and dothiepin in the treatment of major
affective disorder. Br J Clin Pract 1988;42(2):51-5. 364. ..."
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