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Dysthymia
Neurotic depression (dysthymia); Dysthymic disorder; chronic depression; Depression – chronic
Dysthymia is a chronic type of depression in which a person’s moods are regularly low. However, symptoms are not as severe as with major depression.
Symptoms:
The main symptom of dysthymia is a low, dark, or sad mood on most days for at least 2 years. In children and adolescents, the mood can be irritable instead of depressed and lasts for at least 1 year.
In addition, two or more of the following symptoms will be present almost all of the time that a person has dysthymia:
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Too little or too much sleep
- Low energy or fatigue
- Low self-esteem
- Poor appetite or overeating
- Poor concentration
People with dysthymia will often take a negative or discouraging view of themselves, their future, other people, and life events. Problems often seem more difficult to solve.