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dysthymic disorder |
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dysthymic disorder n (Psychiatry) a psychiatric disorder characterized by generalized depression that lasts for at least a year How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Adams (2002) states that major depression is most often acute, readily treated, and does not tend to last for more than six months as opposed to a dysthymic disorder which may last for years. Dysthymic disorder is a chronic and fluctuating form of depression characterized by a depressed mood or loss of pleasure in activities, as well as additional symptoms of depression, for at least a 2-year duration. dysthymic disorder, major depression, cyclothymic disorder, bipolar disorder) to determine whether the association between reported and/or actual masturbatory drive and depression is limited to transient depressive symptoms or is also present among specific subtypes of more clinically disordered populations. |
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