dysthymianoun [ U ]
uk/dɪsˈθaɪ.mi.ə/us/dɪsˈθaɪ.mi.ə/specializeda form of depression (= a mental illness causing feelings of unhappiness) that lasts for several years and but is less severe than other forms of depression:
Low energy, poor concentration, and feelings of helplessness are common symptoms of dysthymia.
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Mental & psychiatric disorders
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- dementia
- eating disorder
- learning difficulties
- male menopause
- melancholia
- neurotic
- non compos mentis
- paranoia
- sad
- schizophrenia
- schizophrenic
- seasonal affective disorder
- Sen
- Stockholm syndrome
- visual variant of Alzheimer's disease
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