Depression can affect anyone, and is brought on by aspects such as grief and homesickness. The articles in this section offer useful information on what depression is, how it can be diagnosed and how those affected can seek help. They also offer insight on the types of drugs available and how they can affect your overall health, as well as how the condition affects children and adults.
Depression: What is Depression and How Can it be Handled?
There are different forms of depression brought on by unfamiliar and sudden circumstances. While some learn to live with it and carry their burdens for the rest of their lives, there are options where help can be sought.
What is Dysthymia
Dysthymia or chronic depression is a condition where a person suffers from an unceasing' mild depression. According to National Institute of Mental Health nearly 11 million people suffers from dysthymia' in the United States. When diagnosed with dysthymia' it is found that these people have been suffering from this condition for over two years. There have been instances where dysthymia has been prevalent in some people for over 25 years' before being diagnosed. Those who suffer from dysthymia are able to handle the day to day chores' but are continuously unhappy. Dysthymia often begins in early childhood and 75% of these people diagnosed with dysthymia are likely to face a major depression within five years. Sometimes' people suffering from dysthymia also suffer from major depression' the combination of these two types of depression is known as ‘double depression’.Read More
Dysthymia is a chronic mild depression that persists for a number of years. 5% of the population suffers from this disorder' and many have not been diagnosed due to the fact that this being a mild form of depression the sufferers were not aware of the fact that they are suffering from dysthymia. Dysthymia can occur due to various reasons' though the exact cause is not known; hereditary' environment or episodes or phases faced by the individual have contributed towards dysthymia.
Dysthymia or dysthymic disorder is a mild chronic depression that lasts for years. It affects 5% of the population at some stage in their lives' and it is known to be a common form of depression. Dysthymia occurs at an early stage in a person’s life' and the possibility of developing to a major depression at a later stage in life is very high' unless proper treatment is not sought. This mild form of depression known as dysthymia' stays on or persists for a long period of time and sometimes people are not aware that they...
Dysthymia is described as a chronic mood disorder. This is a mild form of depression and persists for a long period of time. This condition is quite often left undiagnosed due to the fact that it is misunderstood and left alone as a part and parcel of a person’s life. Dysthymia leaves a person in an unhappy state of mind' and as such they are always in a low or sad mood. Though they are able to handle the day to day work' the relationships suffer due to this chronic condition. Dysthymia patients suffer from this mild depressed mood most of the time and this condition can be identified in a person' if two or three or more of the following symptoms are observed.
Dysthymia is a chronic mild form of depression that leaves a person in a low spirit or sad mood. This condition prevails in a person for quite a number of years' and as such dysthymia is rarely diagnosed as a sickness due to the fact the patient himself not being aware of it' and the family' friends and those around him' taking or accepting these symptoms as norm' or his lifestyle and his personality. As such' patients having this condition are not treated' and thereby making this condition worse. Thus' the person suffering from this condition is left alone' and sometimes they being unable to cope up with this condition even think of suicide...
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