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2002-06-24 19:02:28 ET
dysthymia is also a thing that must be over an extended period of time...like say for about a year...severe depression can only be classified after it's been in effect for at least 6 months, i think...anything shorter then 6 months is called a depressive episode. depressive episodes are depressions that are short...like say 3 months r something and may be S.A.D. (seasonal affective disorder) which usually has to do with the gloominess of winter. dsythymia is just a period of low level sustained depression. like...just not feeling happy for a long time ...not especially sad but just never happy... it's pretty common really. |
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