Dear Doctor K: I was diagnosed with dysthymia. Can you tell me more about this condition? Is it the same as depression? Dear Reader: Dysthymia is a form of depression. It is less severe than major ...
Actually, it’s a buzzword used to describe real clinical diagnoses, such as persistent depressive disorder, also known as dysthymia. Here’s what these terms really mean. You may have heard other ...
DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor says I suffer from "dysthymia." A friend says this is just a nice word for depression. What is dysthymia? DEAR READER: Dysthymia is a type of depression. Periods of dysthymia ...
Persistent depressive disorder, known as dysthymia or low-grade depression, is less severe than major depression but more chronic. It occurs twice as often in women as in men. Persistent depressive ...