What is Dysthymia?

Bad mood, also called bad mood disorder, is a type of emotional disorder, similar to the chronic form of less severe major depression, but patients with bad mood often have episodes of major depression. Compared with major depression, the mood of the patient is less cyclical and the depression state is relatively constant, but to a lesser extent.

Bad mood is a kind of persistent mood depression as the main clinical manifestation of mood disorder. Often accompanied by anxiety, physical discomfort, and sleep disturbances. ^[1]

Women have a higher prevalence than men, with a ratio of about 2: 1. The causes of gender differences may be related to the effects of sex hormones, different psychosocial stresses of men and women, and different behavioral patterns of coping with stress. ^[1]

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Diagnosing bad mood, adults must have at least 2 weeks

A mood disorder is a chronic disorder that lasts for years. Studies have shown that its spontaneous response rate is very low. Some patients with severe moods will develop into severe depressive episodes during the course of their lives, while others who begin to show severe depression gradually develop into severe moods. But mania rarely occurs. ^[3]