Chronic depression (dysthymia)

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• Dysthymia is a form of mild but chronic (> 2 years) depressive disorder.
• Treatment of dysthymia helps to prevent long-term decrease in functional ability and later actual depressive episodes (F32–33) Treatment of depression in association with other psychiatric disorders1, which are common in these patients.
• Psychotherapy and antidepressive medication are useful in the treatment of dysthymia.

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Depression, Dysthymic Disorder, F34.1, Psychiatry, chronic, depressed, dysthymia