This study attempted to assess the psychosocial consequences of dysthymia.
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The most consistent correlate of lifetime and 12-month depressive episode and dysthymia was social stress, measured by past traumatic events and recent negative life events.
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Results: Approximately 6.9% of the respondents had experienced an episode of major depression and 5.2% had had dysthymia in their lifetime.
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Patients aged 60 years and older (N = 1,801) who met diagnostic criteria for major depression or dysthymia participated in a baseline survey.
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Dysthymia and a lack of necessary aggressiveness also contribute to deteriorate physical effectiveness.
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IPT is possibly efficacious in the treatment of dysthymicdisorder.
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An elevated risk was also associated with minor depressive disorder, dysthymicdisorder, psychotic disorder, single-episode major depressive disorder, and anxiety disorder.
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A tendency towards increased 5-HT receptor binding density in patients with major affective disorder was found compared to dysthymicdisorder patients and normal controls.
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These differences help to confirm the validity of the neuroticdepression concept.
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Based on a systematic chart review, 37 patients met the criteria for neuroticdepression.
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We applied an operational definition of neuroticdepression to 185 hospitalized patients who met Feighner and DSM-III-R criteria for unipolar depression.
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More like a depressiveneurosis, like Dr Rosen was trying to tell me about; a change in perception, a shift in mental balance.