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What is the difference between dysthymia and major depression?

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What is the difference between dysthymia and major depression?

Chris Ballas, M.D. Health Professional Psychiatrist Christos Ballas, MD, is an academic and forensic psychiatrist. He... Send Message Subscribe: Chris Ballas, M.D.

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What is the difference between dysthymia and major depression?The simple answer is severity, but let me expand on this further.Technically, dysthymia is a pervasive "low level" depression that lasts a long time – often a few years. "Major Depression" is a discrete episode of severe depression.&nb...

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So can you have both?
Anonymous
Wednesday, January 09, 2008 at 12:06 PM
So can you have both dysthemia and major depression recurrent?

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