Mood Disorders

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Classifying Mood Disorders This week, you studied the history of mood-disorder classification and diagnosis, including the biological, cognitive-behavioral, and sociocultural perspectives. As you learned, the mood disorders' diagnosis process has changed over time and has become complicated due to the identification of multiple disorders along a spectrum.
Analyze how the classification and diagnosis process of mood disorders has changed over time and the ways in which mood disorders are being classified. While exploring these concepts, share your answers to the following questions: How have our processes for classifying and diagnosing mood disorders changed over time?
Do you think the current classification of mood disorders in categories is appropriate, or should mood disorders be classified from a dimensional perspective? What would you include and exclude if you had to develop a system for classification of mood disorders? Support your answer with a rationale. 



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