DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor says I suffer from "dysthymia." A friend says this is just a nice word for depression. What is dysthymia? DEAR READER: Dysthymia is a type of depression. Periods of dysthymia ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My doctor says I suffer from “dysthymia.” A friend says this is just a nice word for depression. What is dysthymia? DEAR READER: Dysthymia is a type of depression. Periods of dysthymia ...

Dysthymia is a low-grade depression that comes and goes but can last a lifetime. Usually, it’s not the kind of depression that keeps you in bed for weeks or makes you want to kill yourself, but it can ...

Persistent depressive disorder, known as dysthymia or low-grade depression, is less severe than major depression but more chronic. It occurs twice as often in women as in men. Persistent depressive ...