Noun: emotional disturbance
- Any mental disorder not caused by detectable organic abnormalities of the brain and in which a major disturbance of emotions is predominant
"Bipolar disorder is a type of emotional disturbance characterized by extreme mood swings";
- affective disorder, major affective disorder, emotional disorder
Derived forms: emotional disturbances
Type of: disturbance, folie [archaic], mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder
Encyclopedia: Emotional disturbance