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dysthymic disorder

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dysthymic disorder
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A chronic disturbance of mood lasting at least two years in adults or one year in children, characterized by recurrent periods of mild depression and such symptoms as insomnia, tearfulness, and pessimism.
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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.
A study of the relationship of the characteristics of injured workers ... by Moore, Corey L. / The Journal of Rehabilitation
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.
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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.
Sexual functioning and self-reported depressive symptoms among ... by Meston, Cindy / The Journal of Sex Research
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