All of a sudden, our mood can turn from good to irritable, if not angry.
In a presentation given at Women’s Health Matters Forum & Expo 2008 in Toronto, Dr. Anthony Levitt, a psychiatrist at Women’s College Hospital, said that the term “mood swings” was so common that 90 percent of his listeners would probably say they had one in the last 24 hours.
Mood swings, however, are a different matter when they are associated with mental illness, and they should not be ignored.
Mental health and Mood swings
When associated with a psychiatric condition, mood swings can be overwhelming. The two most common types of mood swings are mood swings (such as irritability) and tantrums.
“These changes can be devastating for both the individual and those close to them,” said Dr. Levitt.
Mood swings can be triggered by a variety of situations, and they reflect real changes in the emotional state of the person. Angry outbursts are the sudden expression of negative emotions and typically occur in response to a trigger.
In the context of mental illness, the three most common types of mood swings are:
- the Depression
- bipolar disorder
- Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) or premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD)
Mood Swings are More than the “blues”
When a person suffers from depression, irritability is often the only mood change that occurs, but its impact can be terrible, said Dr. Levitt.