Hysteroid dysphoria

Hysteroid dysphoria is a name given to repeated episodes of depressed mood in response to feeling rejected, and a craving for sweets, especially chocolate.[1]

Hysteroid dysphoria has been described in outpatient populations and is thought to be a subtype of atypical depression involving rejection sensitivity and therapeutic response to monoamine oxidase inhibitors[2].

References

  1. ^ Møller, SE (1992). "Serotonin, carbohydrates, and atypical depression". Pharmacology & toxicology 71 Suppl 1: 61–71. PMID 1480561. 
  2. ^ http://www.psycom.net/hysteroid.html Beeber, AR; Kline, MD; Pies, RW; Manring, JM Jr (1984). "Hysteroid dysphoria in depressed inpatients". Journal of Clinical Psychiatry Apr;45(4): 164–6.