Chapter
Dysthymic Disorder
From HE A LTH EDUC A TION H E A L T H 1 0 0 V E R S I O N 3 by Sambif
Concepts
- Dysthymia
"Dysthymia is less severe than major depressive disorder, but it is more chronic. In dysthymia, a depressed mood along with at least two other symptoms of depression persist for at least two years in
- Bipolar Disorder
"A third type of depressive disorder is bipolar disorder, also called manic-depression. A person who has bipolar disorder alternates between episodes of major depression and mania, periods of abnormal