Dysphoria

As dysphoria a disturbance of emotional experience (to be affectivity ) designated by an anxious-depressed, sad, irritated mood is characterized. Those affected experience themselves as dissatisfied, in a bad mood, ill-tempered or disgruntled, sullen, disgruntled or angry or are perceived accordingly.

It is mostly a "banal everyday mood" with no disease value; occasionally, however, dysphoria can appear as a symptom of illness or as a result of it. Dysphoria is the linguistic counterpart ( antonym ) to euphoria .

Psychopathology

Persistent dysphoria can arise as a result of various physical and mental illnesses, for example PTSD ( post-traumatic stress disorder ). This can take the form of comorbid depression .

As a symptomatic change in mood, it is observed in premenstrual syndrome ( premenstrual dysphoria ) as well as in organic brain diseases , intoxication or withdrawal syndromes and in the context of gender identity disorders ( gender dysphoria ).

See also

• Dysthymia
• Postpartum mood crises
• depressed

Sources and individual references

1. ↑ Dysphoria. In: Duden.de
2. ^ Pschyrembel clinical dictionary , Verlag De Gruyter, 267th edition 2017 ( ISBN 978-3-11-049497-6 ). ( Keyword dysphoria, online )
3. ↑ Arne Hofmann (Ed.): EMDR - Praxishandbuch zur treatment traumatisiert Menschen , Thieme, 5th exp. 2014 edition, p. 54 ISBN 978-3-13-118245-6

literature

• Mathias Berger (Ed.): Mental Illnesses - Clinic and Therapy , Elsevier, 3rd edition 2008

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