Mood Disorders
Understanding and Treating Mood Disorders with Compassionate, Expert Care
Mood disorders can deeply impact your thoughts, emotions, relationships, and daily functioning—but with the right care, healing is possible. At Southern California Psychiatry, we specialize in diagnosing and treating a wide range of mood disorders with a personalized, evidence-based approach tailored to your unique needs.
What Are Mood Disorders?
Mood disorders are mental health conditions that primarily affect emotional state. They can cause persistent feelings of sadness, irritability, or elevated mood, often interfering with everyday life. Common types include:
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Characterized by persistent sadness, lack of interest or pleasure, fatigue, and changes in sleep or appetite.
Bipolar Disorder
Involves episodes of depression as well as periods of elevated or irritable mood (mania or hypomania), often with shifts in energy, sleep, and behavior.
Persistant Depressive Disorder
A chronic form of depression with less severe symptoms lasting two years or longer.
Cyclothymic Disorder
A milder form of bipolar disorder involving frequent mood swings that may not meet the criteria for full manic or depressive episodes.
How We Can Help
At Southern California Psychiatry, our providers conduct thorough psychiatric evaluations to understand the full picture of your mental health. We then develop an individualized treatment plan which may include:
- Medication Management
Careful selection and monitoring of psychiatric medications to stabilize mood and reduce symptoms.
- Collaborative Care
Coordination with therapists or primary care providers to ensure holistic support.
- Ongoing Support and Education
We work with you to better understand your condition and provide tools to manage it effectively.
Whether your symptoms are recent or long-standing, mild or severe, you don’t have to face them alone.
Your solution is just a call away! Reach us at (949) 783-8801.
