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Dysthymia : Causes

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Dysthymia
The exact cause of dysthymia is unknown. Although the symptoms are not as severe as those of other forms of depression, affected people struggle nearly every day with low self-esteem, despair, and hopelessness. As with major depressive disorder, d...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 15, 2006
Dysthymic disorder
Dysthymic disorder is defined as a mood disorder with chronic (long-term) depressive symptoms that are present most of the day, more days than not, for a period of at least two years.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
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