Dysthymia
October 3rd 2011 07:12
Dysthymia essentially refers to a type of depression that is relatively mild but chronic. It refers to chronic depression (persistent for more than two years) of mild to moderate severity. Dysthymia is based on several older clinical concepts, such as neurotic depression, depressive personality and chronic depression. It is more common among females than among males and can begin at any age, although onsets in childhood and adolescence are particularly common, especially among patients seeking treatment. In terms of treatment, there is considerable evidence that dysthymia responds to all the major classes of antidepressant medications, although it may take a somewhat longer time to get a positive response than does major depression. There is also suggestive evidence that dysthymia responds to some of the focused, short-term psychotherapies that have been developed for major depression, such as cognitive therapy and interpersonal therapy.
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