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Mood instability w/ Mental Health Disorders | Leads to poor outcomes

Recent findings suggest the importance for screening of mood instability with all common mental health disorders. Here is what King’s College in London found:

Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) has shown that mood instability occurs in a wide range of mental disorders and is not exclusive to affective conditions such as depression, bipolar disorder and anxiety disorder.

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Memories define us | Having depression impacts how we see ourselves

Mental Health Help | It is common to hear people complain that they are “lost in life,” don't seem to know who they are anymore, or generally lack a sense of purpose.

For people living with depression or bipolar disorder, there is evidence that disturbances, which are deep rooted in their memories from their past, can play a large part in explaining such identity problems. A study by Blagov and Singer helps us understand more...

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