Mood Disorders in Kids - Part 1

Our moods affect our behavior, our interactions with others and how we view things. Mood disorders are characterized by their intensity of emotion and sometimes frequent changes. What do you do when a child or adolescent is diagnosed with a mood disorder? For this video, Soad Michelsen, MD, provides an overview of the following: how to identify mood disorders, why diagnostic criteria is different for kids, mood disorder not otherwise specified, and major depressive disorder. This 6-part series is a recording of a community presentation Clarity Child Guidance Center hosted on September 16, 2011.