What is Dysthymia?
What is Dysthymia?
- Dysthymia: Mild form of depression.
- Dysthymia: mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia".
Source - WordNet 2.1
Dysthymia: Introduction
Types of Dysthymia:
Broader types of Dysthymia:
How many people get Dysthymia?
Prevalance of Dysthymia: about 10.9 million American adults (NIMH); estimated 1.6% adults (USSG)
Prevalance Rate of Dysthymia: approx 1 in 24 or 4.01% or 10.9 million people in USA [about data]
Lifetime risk of Dysthymia:
3-6% of adults will get dysthymia during their lifetime in Canada (Health Canada)
Who gets Dysthymia?
Gender Profile for Dysthymia: 2 to 3 times more common in women in Canada (National Population Health Survey, Health Canada)
How serious is Dysthymia?
Complications of Dysthymia:
see complications of Dysthymia
What causes Dysthymia?
Causes of Dysthymia: see causes of Dysthymia
What are the symptoms of Dysthymia?
Symptoms of Dysthymia:
see symptoms of Dysthymia
Complications of Dysthymia:
see complications of Dysthymia
Dysthymia: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Dysthymia.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Dysthymia.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Dysthymia:
see treatments for Dysthymia
Research for Dysthymia:
see research for Dysthymia
Organs Affected by Dysthymia:
Organs and body systems related to Dysthymia include:
Name and Aliases of Dysthymia
Main name of condition: Dysthymia
Class of Condition for Dysthymia: behavior
Other names or spellings for Dysthymia:
dysthymic disorder
Dysthymic depression
Source - WordNet 2.1
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