Meanings
nounmood stabiliser (plural mood stabilisers)
plural mood stabilisers · alternative mood stabilizer
- medicineDrug that stabilises mood; used often in bipolar disorder.
Lithium has been used as a mood stabiliser for 50 years but its action mechanism is still unclear.
2008, Barbara Kozier, Fundamentals of Nursing: Concepts, Process and Practice, Pearson Education, →ISBN, page 191
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 情緒穩定劑 /情绪稳定剂
- 情緒穩定劑 /情绪稳定剂drug that stabilises mood
Finnish mielialan tasaaja
- mielialan tasaajadrug that stabilises mood
Russian нормоти́мик
- нормоти́мик (normotímik)drug that stabilises mood
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APA
mood stabiliser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mood%20stabiliser
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“mood stabiliser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mood%20stabiliser. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mood stabiliser,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mood%20stabiliser.
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