My brother has developed dysthymic disorder. what is it exactly?

A depression: As the field of psychiatry has classified the differing difficulties, there has been at least 4 successive publications by the american psychiatric association. In earlier editions the term ''dysthymia'' was used for what currently is termed ''depression''. As there is a wide range of cause(s) and treatments, an expert evaluation is in order.

Dysthymia disorder: Is a chronic mood disorder that involves at least 2 years (1 year in children or adolescents) of feeling depressed more days than not without the development of a major depressive episode. The best news is there is help out there!