Dysthymia and Major Depressive Disorders Compared

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-8-6-10

Keywords:

Dysthymic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Self-Deprecation

Abstract

Clinical presentation, course, and outcome of childhood-onset dysthymic disorder (DD) in 55 school-age referrals were compared with a group of 60 youngsters whose first affective episode was major depressive disorder (MDD) in a prospective 3- to 12-year study at Psychiatric Departments of the University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute, University of California at San Diego, and Harvard Medical School.

Published

1994-06-01

Issue

Section

Mood and Cognitive Disorders