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Dysthymia : Causes

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Causes could include:
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Causes Overview Articles

Dysthymia
The exact cause of dysthymia is unknown. Although the symptoms are not as severe as those of other forms of depression, affected people struggle nearly every day with low self-esteem, despair, and hopelessness. As with major depressive disorder, d...
Source:ADAM
Date:November 15, 2006
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 cha...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders
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