Affective illness refers to mental health conditions that mainly affect a person's mood or emotions, like depression or bipolar disorder. Full definition
Generally, adolescence is a vulnerable period for affective illness and major depressive disorder, which are observed twice as often in girls than in boys [37]. (academic.oup.com)
Conversely, depression influences the competencies and developmental tasks facing emerging adults that may potentially increase the risk of recurrence of affective illness. (ebmh.bmj.com)
The tribunal ruled in favour of Peter Mokua Gichuru's claim that he was discriminated against as a result of a question in the law society's articling application that asked: «Have you ever been treated for schizophrenia, paranoia, or a mood disorder described as a major affective illness, bipolar mood disorder, or manic depressive illness?» (canadianlawyermag.com)