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Dysthymia - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Dysthymia : (noun)
1: mild chronic depression; "I thought she had just been in a
bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it
dysthymia" [syn: dysthymic depression]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Dysthymia : Dysthymia: A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from functioning at "full steam" or from feeling good. Dysthymia is a less
severe type of depression than what is accorded the diagnosis of major depression. However, people with dysthymia may also sometimes experience major depressive episodes, suggesting that there is a
continuum between dysthymia and major depression.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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