Dysthymia WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Dysthymia
Dysthymia is a less severe, yet more enduring kind of depression.1 It is also known as dysthymic disorder, chronic depression, and minor depression.2 It affects women two to three times more often than men.3
Fast Facts:
- Those with dysthmia are normally gloomy, and have very little happiness.4
- The diagnosis if dysthymia is given when a person has had continual depression for at least two years.5
- In Greek, the word dysthymia means "ill humor" or "bad state of mind."3
- If you are struggling with these symptoms, a simple questionnaire can help you understand how serious your problem might be. Try OrganizedWisdom's quiz: How Severe is My Depression?
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic (via WebMD): Chronic Depression (Dysthymia)
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Dysthymia
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wikipedia: Dysthymia
- ↑ All About Depression: Dysthymic Disorder (Diagnostic Criteria)
- ↑ FamilyDoctor: Dysthymic Disorder: When Depression Lingers
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- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Tara Salamone
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Dythymia, Disthmia, Dysthea, Dysthmia overview, Dysthmya, Depression - chronic, Neurotic Depression
- Last update: Mar. 19, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
