Dear Doctor K: I was diagnosed with dysthymia. Can you tell me more about this condition? Is it the same as depression? Dear Reader: Dysthymia is a form of depression. It is less severe than major ...

Persistent depressive disorder, known as dysthymia or low-grade depression, is less severe than major depression but more chronic. It occurs twice as often in women as in men. Persistent depressive ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor says I suffer from “dysthymia.” A friend says this is just a nice word for depression. What is dysthymia? DEAR READER: Dysthymia is a type of depression. Periods of dysthymia ...

Have you ever encountered someone with seemingly incorrigible depression? It can be vexing for both the patient and provider when pharmaceutical intervention and therapy reduce acute symptoms, but ...

The term “depression” often refers to major depressive disorder. But it can also serve as an umbrella term that encompasses several types of depression. Depression doesn’t follow the same pattern for ...