Dysthymia — Disthymia redirects here. The moth genus Disthymia is nowadays considered a junior synonym of Ethmia. Dysthymic disorder Classification and external resources ICD 10 F34.1 ICD 9 … Wikipedia
Dysthymia — A type of depression involving long term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from functioning at full steam or from feeling good. Dysthymia is a less severe type of depression than what is accorded the diagnosis of major… … Medical dictionary
dysthymia — dysthymic, adj. /dis thuy mee euh/, n. depression; despondency or a tendency to be despondent. [1840 50; < NL < Gk dysthymía; see DYS , THYMIA] * * * … Universalium
dysthymia — noun mild chronic depression I thought she had just been in a bad mood for thirty years, but the doctor called it dysthymia • Syn: ↑dysthymic depression • Hypernyms: ↑depressive disorder, ↑clinical depression, ↑depression … Useful english dictionary
dysthymia — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1844 a mood disorder characterized by chronic mildly depressed or irritable mood often accompanied by other symptoms (as eating and sleeping disturbances, fatigue, and poor self esteem) called also dysthymic… … New Collegiate Dictionary
dysthymia — noun a) A tendency to be depressed, without hope. b) One form of clinical depression, characterized by low grade depression which lasts at least 2 years. Syn: depression, despondence, dejectedness … Wiktionary
dysthymia — n. tendency to suffer from depression, tendency to be despondent (Psychology) … English contemporary dictionary
dysthymia — [dɪs θʌɪmɪə] noun Psychiatry persistent mild depression. Derivatives dysthymic adjective &noun Origin C19: from Gk dusthumia … English new terms dictionary
dysthymia — dys·thy·mia … English syllables
dysthymia — n. a permanent state of mildly lowered mood. This never reaches the severity of clinical depression but it can impair the person s quality of life. It is often associated with emotionally unstable personality disorder. Treatment options include… … The new mediacal dictionary
