dysthymia
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dysthymia
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From dys- + -thymia.
From Ancient Greek δυσθυμία (dusthumía, “despondency, despair; ill-temper”), from δυσ- (dus-, “bad”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul, spirit”).
noun dysthymias
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A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
Other [subway] passengers showed no outward signs of distress. They appeared to have homes and money and good health, they carried briefcases or bags. … Their faces didn't cave in despair or trouble or strain. But they still had a walled-off look, their brows furrowed, their eyes cast deep into thei
Similar: depression, despondence, dejectedness, gloom, lypemania · Opposite: euthymia, euphoria
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A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.
For diagnostic, research, and treatment reasons, a distinction should always be made between the milder dysthymias, atypical and hysteroid depressions, and the more serious major depressive illnesses, with and without melancholic (vegetative) and psychotic features.
Similar: persistent depressive disorder, PDD · Opposite: euthymia
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noun tendency to be depressed
| Español | distimia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 精神抑鬱症 /精神抑郁症 jīngshén yìyùzhèng |
| Français | dysthymie |
| Deutsch | Dysthymie |
| Ελληνικά | δυσθυμία dysthymía |
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