Dysphoria

Dysphoria (from Greek δύσφορος (dysphoros), from δυσ-, difficult, and φέρειν, to bear) (semantically opposite of euphoria) is medically recognized as a mental and emotional condition in which a person experiences intense feelings of depression and discontent.

Mood disorders can induce dysphoria, often with a heightened risk of suicide, especially in persons with bipolar disorder who are in a depressive phase.

As the term refers only to a condition of mood, dysphoria may be experienced in response to ordinary life events, such as great illness or grief.

Dysphoria can also be chemically induced by some commonly used psychoactive drugs, such as typical and atypical antipsychotics.

Related conditions
The following conditions may include dysphoria as a symptom:


 * Clinical depression (unipolar) and dysthymia


 * Bipolar disorder and cyclothymia


 * Premenstrual Syndrome


 * Premenstrual dysphoric disorder


 * Stress


 * Adjustment disorder with depressed mood


 * Anxiety disorders such as PTSD.


 * Gender identity disorder, sometimes called gender dysphoria


 * Personality disorders such as borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder


 * Substance withdrawal


 * Body dysmorphic disorder


 * Hypoglycemia


 * Schizophrenia


 * Sexual Dysfunction


 * Species dysphoria, a feeling of having been "born in the wrong body."


 * Insomnia


 * Chronic pain