noun
definition
A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
definition
A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least 2 years.
Examples of dysthymia in a Sentence
Dysthymia commonly occurs in tandem with other psychiatric and physical conditions.
Dysthymia is a recurrent or lengthy depression that may last a lifetime.
It is similar to major depressive disorder, but dysthymia is chronic, long-lasting, persistent, and mild.
Generally patients are diagnosed with dysthymia if they feel depressed more days than not for at least two years.
Dysthymia is prevalent in patients with certain medical conditions, including multiple sclerosis, AIDS, hypothyroidism, chronic fatigue syndrome, diabetes, and post-cardiac transplantation.
Among the general mood disorders are major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, and dysthymia.
In some cases, people may also experience a major depressive episode on top of their dysthymia, a condition sometimes referred to as double depression.