Mood Disorders

Overview

Each year, Mayo Clinic specialists from Psychiatry and Psychology treat approximately 10,000 patients who have mood disorders.

Patients are evaluated and treated by a team led by a psychiatrist with specialized training in mood disorders. Mayo Clinic's campus in Minnesota has outpatient and inpatient treatment programs focused on treating patients with treatment-resistant mood disorders.

Mood disorders treatment at Mayo incorporates the latest advances in treatment and diagnosis, including genetic and metabolic testing, and a full range of psychological testing. If needed, consultations with other specialists are easily arranged.

For more details, see treatment of depression and bipolar disorder.

• Treatment in Florida
• Treatment in Minnesota

About Mood Disorders

If you have a mood disorder, your general emotional state or mood is distorted, or inconsistent, with your circumstances. The two most common mood disorders are depression and bipolar disorder. Another mood disorder is seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a form of depression most often associated with fewer hours of daylight in extreme northern and southern latitudes from late fall to early spring.

Read more about mood disorders at the Mental Health Center on mayoclinic.com.