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Re: What is dysthymia and how is it treated?

Posted by don_bristol on August 31, 2003, at 7:57:36

In reply to What is dysthymia and how is it treated?, posted by Psycho D on August 30, 2003, at 20:12:16

I always think of dysthymia as very similar to "atypical depression" (actually there are two forms of atyipcal depression) although I think atypical depression does not have to last for as long as dysthmia for it to be diagnosed. I may mix them up a bit because I have both but maybe it is valid to see a large overlap of the two anyway.

Atypical depression, which is not a term much used these days (nor is the quaint sounding "hysteroid dysphoria" which seems very similar), is said to respond better to MAOIs than to most other antidepressants but it seems that this is far from conclusive although it may be worth knowing.

See http://www.biopsychiatry.com/atypical.htm

Also http://www.psycom.net/depression.central.atypical.html


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