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Dysthymia

The exact cause of dysthymia is unknown. As with major depressive disorder, dysthymia occurs more women in women than in men and affects up to 5% of the general population.

Source:ADAM

Date:August 22, 2008

Dysthymic disorder

The causes of depression are complex and not yet completely understood. Sleep abnormalities, hormones, neurotransmitters(chemicals that communicate impulses from one nerve cell to another), upbringing, heredity, and stressors(significant life chan...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders

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