dysthymia

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All participants had either major depression or a type of chronic depression called dysthymia, or a combination of both.

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  • The symptoms of dysthymia are similar to those of major depression, though they tend to be less intense. —  murderati
  • People with dysthymia have a greater-than-average chance of developing major depression. —  murderati
  • While major depression often occurs in episodes, dysthymia is more constant, lasting for long periods, sometimes beginning in childhood. —  murderati
  • As a result a person with dysthymia tends to believe that depression is a part of his or her character. —  murderati
  • The person with dysthymia may not even think to talk about this depression with doctors, family members or friends. —  murderati
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  1. New Latin dysthȳmia, from Greek dusthūmiā, despondency : dus-, dys- + -thūmiā, -thymia.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek δυσθυμία, despondency, from δύσθυμος, despondent, melancholy, low in mind, from δυσ-, ill, + θυμός, mind.
 

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/dɪsˈθaɪmiə/
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