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dysthymia

/dɪsˈθʌɪmɪə/

noun
- 1. persistent mild depression: "in some, at least two years of dysthymia lead to recurring major depression"
Word Origin mid 19th century: from Greek dusthumia.
Derivatives
- 1. dysthymic adjective
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Dysthymia
Psychological disorder
Dysthymia, also known as persistent depressive disorder (PDD), is a mental and behavioral disorder, specifically a disorder primarily of mood, consisting of similar cognitive and physical problems as major depressive disorder, but with longer-lasting symptoms. The concept was used by Robert Spitzer as a replacement for the term "depressive personality" in the late 1970s. Wikipedia
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