How to Use mood disorder in a Sentence

mood disorder

noun
  • Downie added that the patients in the studies had sleep or mood disorders.
    Kelyn Soong The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2023
  • The music shifted through the Hughes films like a mood disorder.
    Matt Damsker, USA TODAY, 11 May 2021
  • Yet rarely, if at all, are women screened for mood disorders while pregnant.
    Jessica Zucker, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2023
  • About one in five moms, or as many as two in five moms can develop a perinatal mood disorder.
    Jeff Forward, Houston Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2020
  • The link between poor diet and mood disorders has been long known, but what has been less clear is the direction of causality.
    Max Lugavere, CNN, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Doctors treating a patient with mood disorders might prescribe 50 mg of Zoloft to be taken at night.
    Karen Weintraub, STAT, 10 May 2018
  • Meltzer-Brody is part of a team searching for genetic factors that may play a role in postpartum mood disorders.
    Sarah Yahr Tucker, Good Housekeeping, 24 Aug. 2017
  • Doctors diagnosed a mood disorder on top of the autism, but clarity about his case was elusive.
    BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2018
  • And mismatches between the clock and the environment, for instance as a result of jet lag or shift work, have been shown to play a role in mood disorders and even cancer risk.
    Gretchen Vogel, Science | AAAS, 2 Oct. 2017
  • There’s also the simple fact of sleep deprivation, which is a trigger for many mood disorders.
    Katharine Gammon, STAT, 26 June 2023
  • But the doctors could find no cause for their injuries, which included headaches, dizziness and hearing, vision, sleep and mood disorders.
    James Hohmann, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2018
  • But Warick did state Winslow may have a mood disorder due to his orthopedic problems and chronic pain.
    Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2022
  • For women with pre-existing mood disorders, that figure is closer to 40 or even 50.
    Katharine Gammon, STAT, 26 June 2023
  • Sought to explain her misconduct as this mood disorder brought on by mistreated sleep apnea and menopause.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2022
  • But mood disorders do not always emerge in adolescence.
    Esther Landhuis, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2020
  • Extreme mood swings: Rapid and intense shifts in mood, such as going from very happy to very sad without an obvious reason, can be a sign of mood disorders.
    Samantha Mann, Parents, 8 Aug. 2024
  • In addition to his various addictions and mood disorder, Kaplan also says that Whitaker blocked out some of the details of the killing.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland.com, 7 Feb. 2018
  • Sometimes, the Girl from Taylor — who took medication for mood disorders — still thought about killing herself.
    Freep.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • The key treatment for mood disorders such as depression is talk therapy.
    Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, 1 Mar. 2018
  • Gold says chronic stress can be a precursor to anxiety and mood disorders, as well as insomnia.
    Delaney Nothaft, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Castillo told the officer of Dustin’s disability, as well as his mood disorder.
    Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Feb. 2018
  • For the more than 410 million people worldwide with mood disorders, this can be crucial in managing mental health through winter.
    Bronwyn Thompson september 29, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The health consequences of a commute can range from back pain, to high levels of anxiety and mood disorders, to high blood pressure, digestive problems and fatigue.
    Cindy Krischer Goodman, sun-sentinel.com, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Carr, who had previously sought to explain her misconduct as the result of a mood disorder brought on by mistreated sleep apnea and menopause, asked the court to suspend her for two years with 18 months stayed.
    Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 18 Oct. 2022
  • The link between bipolar and other mood disorders and creativity has long been studied.
    Kate Thayer, chicagotribune.com, 16 May 2018
  • Warning signs of a postpartum mood disorder can include extreme fear or guilt, struggles connecting with the baby, and loss of sleep or appetite.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Of the 13 who were, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar disorder were the most common diagnosis.
    NBC News, 13 Nov. 2019
  • As cozy as bed rotting might seem, sleep pros encourage people to err on the side of caution: Sleeping and laying in bed too much can often be a sign of depression and other mood disorders.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 7 June 2023
  • And a more recent study from Japan found that people who took lithium for mood disorders had lower rates of dementia than similar patients who did not take lithium.
    Shayla Love, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Without the proper resources, depression and mood disorders can continue to linger.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024

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