What are mood-related disorders?

Mood-related disorders represent a wide variety of ways in which an individual may be impacted by difficulties with their emotional state. These may include prolonged periods of sadness or low mood, persistent or intense anxiety, loss of feelings of happiness, periods of unusually elevated mood, and more. These mood-related concerns can make life more challenging, negatively impact social relationships, contribute to work and academic struggles, and generally make life feel less fulfilling and enjoyable.

Mood-related disorder include, but are not limited to: Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar I and II Disorders, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, Prolonged Grief Disorder, etc.

What are personality disorders?

Personality disorders are long-term and inflexible patterns of one’s inner experience (i.e. thoughts, feelings, beliefs) and behaviors that significantly differ from what is typical or expected in one’s culture. Personality Disorders impact the way a person engages with others and the world.

Personality Disorders include, but are not limited to: Borderline Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Dependent Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, etc.

Mood- and Personality- Related Disorders

Disorders related to both mood and personality may significantly impact a person’s life, work, school, social relationships, and overall wellbeing. Individuals with mood concerns may feel that life feels less fulfilling, struggle to meet their basic needs in life, and have difficulty maintaining friendships. Testing for mood and personality related disorders can help connect individuals to helpful resources to heal, feel more pleasant and stable moods, repair relationships, access work or academic supports, foster self-compassion and increasing social connection. With appropriate diagnosis and treatment, many individuals with both mood and/or personality disorders are able to heal, resume active engagement in their lives, and re-connect with what is important to them.

Formal mood and personality testing is recommended to provide accurate diagnoses, rule-out other possible mental health concerns that could be present, and can provide useful recommendations and resources to help a person find healing.

Why test for Mood and Personality Disorders?

  • Review of mood and personality characteristics and symptoms

  • Review of other possible symptoms of mental health concerns

  • Comprehensive psychological, physical, social, academic, and occupational history

  • Discussion of client’s goals for testing

What does mood and personality testing involve?

Clinical Intake

Testing Appointment

  • Broadband assessment of mood/emotional symptoms and severity

  • Broadband assessment of personality features

  • Self- and other- report measures of mood and personality and other psychological symptoms

  • Other assessments specifically chosen for the client based on their unique presenting concerns & goals

  • Thorough written testing report with recommendations and referrals provided

  • Review results of the testing

  • Diagnoses are provided and explained

  • Explore recommendations for treatment

  • Review any referrals that may be provided

  • Process the results and ask any questions

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