dysthymic disorder
Sign in to saveAlso known as dysthymia, persistent depressive disorder, neurotic depression, depressive neurosis, persistent anxiety depression, PDD
Dysthymia ( ), known as persistent depressive disorder (PDD) in the DSM-5-TR and dysthymic disorder in ICD-11, is a psychiatric condition marked by symptoms that are similar to those of major depressive disorder, but which persist for at least two years in adults and one year among pediatric populations. The term was introduced by Robert Spitzer in the late 1970s as a replacement for the concept of "depressive personality."
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Dysthymia
- Medical condition.synonyms
- Persistent depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, chronic depression
- Medical condition.field
- Psychiatry, clinical psychology
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Low mood, low self-esteem, loss of interest in normally enjoyable activities, low energy, pain without a clear cause
- Medical condition.complications
- Self-harm, suicide
- Medical condition.onset
- Early adulthood
- Medical condition.causes
- Genetic, environmental, and psychological factors
- Medical condition.risks
- Family history, major life changes, certain medications, chronic health problems, substance use disorders
- Medical condition.treatment
- Counseling, antidepressant medication, electroconvulsive therapy
- Medical condition.frequency
- 104 million (2015)
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Research
2,015 papers- Review of dysthymia and persistent depressive disorder: history, correlates, and clinical implications.The lancet. Psychiatry · 2020
- Dysthymic disorder in the elderly population.International psychogeriatrics · 2014
- Current pharmacotherapeutic approaches for dysthymic disorder and persistent depressive disorder.Expert opinion on pharmacotherapy · 2019
- Treatment of dysthymic disorder.Depression and anxiety · 1998
- The re-labelling of dysthymic disorder to persistent depressive disorder in DSM-5: old wine in new bottles?Current opinion in psychiatry · 2014
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mental disorder
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- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C34562
- health specialty
- clinical psychology
- ICPC 2 ID
- P76
- exact match
- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:12139
- ICD-9-CM
- 300.4
- possible treatment
- psychotherapy
- different from
- depressive personality disorder
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- WikiProject Psychology
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Encyclopedic overview
28 sectionsContents
- History
- Terminology evolution
- Diagnostic milestones
- Early recognition
- Standardization & epidemiological Impact
- Impairment and disability
- Developments of research
- Expanded understanding
- Impact on treatment standards
- Recognition for children
- Changing views
- Diagnostic standards & family assessment
- Signs and symptoms
- Causes
- Co-occurring conditions
- Double depression
- Pathophysiology
- Diagnosis
- Prevention
- Treatments
- Therapy
- Medications
- Combination treatment
- Treatment resistance
- Epidemiology
- See also
- References
- External links
Dysthymia ( ), known as persistent depressive disorder (PDD) in the DSM-5-TR and dysthymic disorder in ICD-11, is a psychiatric condition marked by symptoms that are similar to those of major depressive disorder, but which persist for at least two years in adults and one year among pediatric populations. The term was introduced by Robert Spitzer in the late 1970s as a replacement for the concept of "depressive personality."
With the DSM-5s publication in 2013, the condition assumed its current name (i.e., PDD), having been called dysthymic disorder in the DSMs previous edition (DSM-IV), and remaining so in ICD-11. PDD is defined by a 2-year history of symptoms of major depression not better explained by another health condition, as well as significant distress or functional impairment.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “dysthymic disorder” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.