David L. Dünner
Abstract
Dysthymic disorder is a chronic form of depression which is frequently complicated by major depressive episodes. This paper renews the diagnostic status of dysthymic disorder, treatment studies, and makes suggestions for the classification of chronic forms of depression for DSM-V.
OpenAlex reports 14 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.
A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.
Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.
Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.
Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.
Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.
Dysthymic disorder is a chronic form of depression which is frequently complicated by major depressive episodes. This paper renews the diagnostic status of dysthymic disorder, treatment studies, and makes suggestions for the classification of chronic forms of depression for DSM-V.
Key concepts: Dysthymic Disorder, Depression (economics), Chronic depression, Psychology, Major depressive disorder, Clinical psychology, Psychiatry, Depressive symptoms