Background Dysthymia is a depressive disorder of chronic nature but of lower severity than
major depression. Depressive symptoms are more or less continuous for at least two years …

Background Many drug treatments have been proposed for the treatment of dysthymia, but
with so many potential comparisons it is not possible at the present time to determine which …

Objectives Dysthymia is a depressive disorder of chronic nature but of less severity than
major depression, which depressive symptoms are more or less continuous for at least two …

Background. Dysthymia is a common mental disorder, associated with considerable
disability and high co-morbidity. This review assessed the role of pharmacological treatment …

Background: Dysthymia is a prevalent form of subthreshold depressive disorder, associated
with considerable disability and high co-morbidity. This paper systematically appraises the …

Objective: The authors sought to determine the efficacy of antidepressants in dysthymic
disorder and to compare antidepressant and placebo response rates between major …

BACKGROUND: There remains considerable disagreement regarding the relative efficacy of
psychotherapy and medication across types of depression. METHOD: We used random …

Background Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common condition with a lifetime
prevalence of 15% to 18%, which leads to considerable suffering and disability. Some …

BACKGROUND: Psychotherapy of “pure” dysthymic disorder remains understudied. This
article reports outcomes of an acute randomized trial of 94 subjects treated for 16 weeks with …

Pharmacological treatment of dysthymia is a contentious issue mainly because of the
traditional view that this disorder has characterological origins and responds to …