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Summary: Learn about dythymia depression symptoms with expert tips on dealing with depression in this free mental health video.
Brenda F. Dixon is a trained personal coach, mentor, and counselor concerned with the conditions of the minds and hearts of people. Her teachings are an unforgettable experience and...read more
"Hi! I'm Brenda F. Dixon, the owner of Life Help Now in Nashville, Tennessee. We're here with Expert Village today. I wanted to tell you another type of depression because I do have people that ask me what are the different types. Which one is this one? Dysthymia is a different depression. It's less severe, but it's more chronic. I've had people say to me I have been depressed my whole life. Well, that's dysthymia. To be depressed for a long period of time. Periods of dysthymia can alternate with short periods of feeling normal. People will have a time when they are depressed. Then they feel like things are alright, and they go back to depression. The key to this is to know that it's a long period of time. They had this short and long periods of depression. Another type of depression is dysthymia."