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Dysthymia in a sentence

Dysthymia meaning

  1. A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
  2. A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.

Synonyms of Dysthymia

dysthymic depression depressive disorder clinical depression depression

Related words

Other words often associated with Dysthymia or its synonyms:

unhappiness formation slump sadness elation

Using Dysthymia

  • The main meaning on this page is: A tendency to be depressed, without hope. | A form of clinical depression, characterized by low-grade depression which lasts at least two years.
  • Useful related words include: dysthymic depression, depressive disorder, clinical depression, depression.
  • In the example corpus, dysthymia often appears in combinations such as: dysthymia or, dysthymia is.

Context around Dysthymia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

chronic 1× mood 1×

Often after:

adjustment 1×

Sentence patterns with Dysthymia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

considered including dysthymia adjustment disorder 1× depressed mood dysthymia that lasts 1× dysthymia is a 1× is chronic dysthymia or severe 1× people with dysthymia are vulnerable 1× treatment of dysthymia is largely 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

differential diagnoses main 1× dysthymia is a 1× print the treatment 1× stronger evidence supports 1× the icd 10 1× the symptoms are 1×

Common sentence endings:

as double depression 1× dysthymia or severe 1× least two years 1× medications and psychotherapy 1× of major depression 1× or bipolar disorder 1×

Words around Dysthymia

Just before it in the word index:

dyster 5 dystem 3 dysrhythmias 2 dysrhythmia 2 dysregulation 15 dysregulated 5

Just after it in the word index:

dysthymic 2 dystocia 6 dystonia 7 dystonic 5 dystopia 70 dystopian 224

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Dysthymia

  • In this selection, "dysthymia" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, chronic, mood and adjustment stand out and add context to how "dysthymia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include considered including dysthymia adjustment disorder and depressed mood dysthymia that lasts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "dysthymia" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with dysthymia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Print. The treatment of dysthymia is largely the same as for major depression, including antidepressant medications and psychotherapy. (18 words)

Stronger evidence supports the usefulness of antidepressants in the treatment of depression that is chronic ( dysthymia ) or severe. (18 words)

Dysthymia is a chronic, milder mood disturbance in which a person reports a low mood almost daily over a span of at least two years. (25 words)

Longer example sentences

The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders World Health Organisation 1993 :* Double depression can be defined as a fairly depressed mood (dysthymia) that lasts for at least two years and is punctuated by periods of major depression. (39 words)

Differential diagnoses main To confer major depressive disorder as the most likely diagnosis, other potential diagnoses must be considered, including dysthymia, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, or bipolar disorder. (29 words)

The symptoms are not as severe as those for major depression, although people with dysthymia are vulnerable to secondary episodes of major depression (sometimes referred to as double depression). (29 words)

Example sentences (6)

Differential diagnoses main To confer major depressive disorder as the most likely diagnosis, other potential diagnoses must be considered, including dysthymia, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, or bipolar disorder.

Dysthymia is a chronic, milder mood disturbance in which a person reports a low mood almost daily over a span of at least two years.

Print. The treatment of dysthymia is largely the same as for major depression, including antidepressant medications and psychotherapy.

Stronger evidence supports the usefulness of antidepressants in the treatment of depression that is chronic ( dysthymia ) or severe.

The ICD-10 Classification of Mental and Behavioural Disorders World Health Organisation 1993 :* Double depression can be defined as a fairly depressed mood (dysthymia) that lasts for at least two years and is punctuated by periods of major depression.

The symptoms are not as severe as those for major depression, although people with dysthymia are vulnerable to secondary episodes of major depression (sometimes referred to as double depression).

Common combinations with dysthymia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • dysthymia or 2×
  • dysthymia is 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dysthymia" in a sentence?
An example: "Differential diagnoses main To confer major depressive disorder as the most likely diagnosis, other potential diagnoses must be considered, including dysthymia, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, or bipolar disorder." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "dysthymia" from authentic English texts.
What does "dysthymia" mean?
Dysthymia means: A tendency to be depressed, without hope.
What are synonyms of "dysthymia"?
Common synonyms of "dysthymia" include: dysthymic depression, depressive disorder, clinical depression, depression.
How many example sentences with "dysthymia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "dysthymia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.