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Abstract
Chronically depressed mood that occurs for most of the day more days than not for at least 2 years. The required minimum duration in children to make this diagnosis is 1 year. During periods of depressed mood, at least 2 of the following additional symptoms are present: poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or hypersomnia, low energy or fatigue, low self-esteem, poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, and feelings of hopelessness. (DSM-IV)
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6 entry terms
- Dysthymia
- Persistent Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia
- Disorder, Dysthymic
- Dysthymic Disorders
- Dysthymia and Chronic Depression
- Neurotic Depression, Persistent Depressive Disorder
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.
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97; was see DEPRESSIVE DISORDER 1981-96
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- Depressive Disorder (1981-1996)
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WM 171.5
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Dysthymic Disorder. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019263. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019263
- Dysthymic Disorder. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dysthymia
- Dysthymic Disorder. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q427810