What Is Euthymia?

Dr. Roy Perlis answers the question: 'What Is Euthymia?'

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Roy Perlis, M.D., Psychiatrist, Massachusetts General Hospital; Assist. Prof. of Psychiatry, Harvard
February 28, 2008, 12:18 PM ET
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— -- Question: What is euthymia?

Answer: Euthymia is really just a fancy way of referring to periods of time when people are essentially in a normal mood -- so not consistently elevated, not consistently depressed, and not having a lot of symptoms of mania or depression. So euthymia is really just normal mood.

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