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dysthymia::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dysthymic depression |
| Type of | clinical depression, depression, depressive disorder |
I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia.
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I was recently diagnosed with dysthymia, and it's pretty much how you describe.
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People with dysthymia feel continuously disheartened and in a state of despair.
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I've suffered from dysthymia and major depressive episodes for my entire life.
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It sounds to me like you may have been suffering from dysthymia for some time.
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About one in 10 adolescents will experience major depression or dysthymia by age 18.
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I've since learned that it wasn't depression that I suffered, but dysthymia.
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Family doctors often fail to recognize dysthymia, so most sufferers are undertreated.
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Unfortuantely many general practice physcians do not see dysthymia in their patients.
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Dysthymia can often get swept under the rug, mostly because it just doesn't look that bad.
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- Mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia"
- Dysthymia is a chronic mood disorder that falls within the depression spectrum. It is considered a chronic depression, but with less severity than major depressive disorder. This disorder tends to be a chronic, long-lasting illness.Hersen, M., Turner, S.M. & Beidel DC (Eds). (2007). ...
- Dysthymia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.
- A tendency to be depressed, without hope; One form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least 2 years
- A chronic disturbance in mood involving depressed mood for at least two years. Less intense than major depression. Characterized by a depletion of usual coping strategies and the tendency to feel worse as the day progresses, most likely due to inability to cope with accumulated stressors.
- A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from functioning at "full steam" or from feeling good. Dysthymia is a less severe type of depression than what is accorded the diagnosis of major depression. ...
- A form of low-level depression characterized by a lack of enthusiasm for life and a sense of discouragement about the future. Other symptoms may include fatigue, insomnia, and low self-esteem.
- Chronic, low-level depression, commonly characterized by irritability and an inability to feel pleasure or joy.
- Noun. A breathing disorder of the soul.
