Dysthymia

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    Mike Murray
    Last Updated: August 16, 2022

    Dysthymia, also known as persistent depressive disorder, is a chronic type of depression characterized by a depressed mood on most days for at least 2 years (1 year for children and adolescents).

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    Dysthymia falls under the Mental Health category.

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    1. Subjective Well-Being - Zanardi R, Smeraldi EA double-blind, randomised, controlled clinical trial of acetyl-L-carnitine vs. amisulpride in the treatment of dysthymiaEur Neuropsychopharmacol.(2006 May)
    2. Depression Symptoms - Giuseppe Bersani, Giuseppe Meco, Alessandro Denaro, Damien Liberati, Chiara Colletti, Raffaella Nicolai, Francesco Saverio Bersani, Aleardo KoverechL-Acetylcarnitine in dysthymic disorder in elderly patients: a double-blind, multicenter, controlled randomized study vs. fluoxetineEur Neuropsychopharmacol.(2013 Oct)
    3. Depression Symptoms - McLeod MN, Gaynes BN, Golden RNChromium potentiation of antidepressant pharmacotherapy for dysthymic disorder in 5 patientsJ Clin Psychiatry.(1999 Apr)