Introduction Despite its milder severity, the chronic nature of dysthymia leads to significant
impairments and functional limitations. The treatment of dysthymia has received considerably …

… acute and maintenance treatments for dysthymia with placebo and standard care in the last
10 … further analysis since they did not compare drugs with a placebo or treatment as usual. In …

… as compared with placebo and also a higher rate of discontinuation due to side effects, with
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA) being the most frequently discontinued drugs for this reason. …

… ), subthreshold depression, and dysthymia, are complex … dysthymia is sparse; approximately
half of the trials indicate a superior response to antidepressant medications versus placebo…

… Diagnosis and treatment of dysthymia in children and adolescents. CNS Drugs 2003;17(13):927-46.
[29] Rey JM, Martin A. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and suicidality in …

… presentations, including dysthymia with or without … Dysthymia can be difficult to detect in
psychiatric and primary … of persistent depressive disorder including dysthymia, the causation is …

… From a practical standpoint, given the greatly reduced difference in response to drug versus
placebo for studies with a placebo response rate greater than 30%, we might suggest that in …

… treatments in treating dysthymia: they reported that most drugs, in particular tricyclic agents,
fluoxetine, sertraline, venlafaxine, amisulpride, are superior to placebo in improving the …

… However, a recent study looking into data from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
… The prevalence of dysthymic disorders is not well studied. Existing literature is inconclusive …

… 2065 patients with a diagnosis of dysthymia (eight studies), … compared to placebo in
individuals with dysthymia (SMD = −… differences between the two drugs either in the reduction in …