Mood disorder NOS (Not otherwise Specified) are the kind of disorders that do not fit into any known and specified diagnosis. Because it is hard to diagnose, it is also relatively difficult to treat or keep in control mood disorders. In this article, we look at a number of things to help you better understand what mood disorder entails and how to care for patients.
Mood Disorder Nos Explanation
First, a mood disorder nos can referred to as a disturbance of one’s normal mood. There are two major groups that mood disorders can fall into. That is bipolar disorders and major depressive disorders. Bipolar disorders are the kind that a sufferer becomes maniac or experiences hypomania or mania episodes. Bipolar disorder can be further classified into four sub-divisions including bipolar I, Bipolar II, Cyclothymia and Bipolar NOS. Bipolar Nos is at times referred the sub threshold bipolar. A sufferer of bipolar NOS will show symptoms of bipolar I, bipolar II and cyclothymia but the symptoms will not qualify for any of the classes of bipolar. Studies show that many adult bipolar patients actually suffer from Bipolar disorder NOS.
The depressive disorder is the occasion when a patient will have one or several depressive episodes. Some of the episodes will come without mania and when depressive disorders become recurrent, then the diagnosis will be considered as major depressive disorders. There are several sub divisions of depressive disorders which include Atypical depression, melancholic depression, catatonic depression, psychotic major depression, postpartum depression and seasonal depression. Dysthymia is a kind of depression that will make a patient have depressive episodes on a daily basis. Although the symptoms will not be as severe as those experienced by patients with major depression, dysthymia patients run a risk of getting secondary episodes.
Depressive disorder NOS is a mood disorder NOS can be sub-divided into two major groups. The first is the recurrent brief depression and the minor depressive disorder. The first type of depressive mood disorder NOS is different from major depression by the duration in which the episode occur. RBD patients will usually have episodes at least once every month with each episodes taking about averagely 3 days and usually under two weeks. At the least, it will take about 12 months to diagnose RBD mood disorder NOS. a patient has to undergo tests and be under study for at least 12 months before it can be accurately shown that such a person is suffering from RBD mood disorder.
Mood Disorder NOS | Physical and Emotional Concern
Now, it is quite challenging to take care of mood disorder NOS patients especially those who get extensive maniac or depressive episodes. A lot of patience and understanding is required to properly take care of a patient suffering from mood disorders. It is very easy to be badly affected both emotional and psychological when taking care of such patients. Therefore, you are advised to first ensure that you are emotional and psychological fit to take care of a mood disorder NOS patient. To stay both physical and emotional health when tasked to such responsibilities, the following will help. Keep relax, express yourself and let out everything and anything that may be bothering you, exercise both your body and mind and from time to time take breaks to replenish energy.