Cyclothymia is classified under –
Correct Answer: Persistant mood disorder
Description: Ans. is 'd' i.e., Persistent mood disorder Dysthymia is also know as Neurotic depressionMelancholic depression is also know as Endogenous depressionAdjustment disorder as reactive depression as it's in reaction to stress in lifeDouble depression is Dysthymia plus depressionPersistent depressive disorder is in DSM-5 any depression more the 2 years so both Dysthymia and Double Depression will fall under thisChronic depression any Depression more than 2 years this will also know fall under Persistent depressive disorderIn ICD-10 Cyclothymia and Dysthymia are classified as persistent depressive disorderDouble depression is a complication of a psychiatric illness called dysthymic disorder, or dysthymia. Dysthymia is a chronic, depressed mood accompanied by just one or two other symptoms of clinical depression (such as low energy or low self-esteem) that lasts at least two years in adults (or one year in kids). This low, dark mood -- sometimes described as a "veil of sadness" -- occurs nearly every day and can sometimes persist for many years. Some people may have this mood disorder for 10 to 20 years or even more before seeking treatment.Over time, more than half of people with dysthymia experience worsening symptoms that lead to the onset of a full syndrome of major depression superimposed on their dysthymic disorder. This is known as double depression. Persistent mood disorder o Mood disorders may run a chronic course over years with fluctuation of mood interposed with symptom free intervals. If symptoms persist for more than 2 years, they are referred to as persistent mood disorders. Two most important persistant mood disorders are Cyclothymia It is a subdued version of bipolar disorder, characterized by episodes of depression and hypomania that never have sufficient intensity to meet full diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder. Dysthemia Long standing (persistent, i.e., 2 years) mild depression which is not severe enough to meet full diagnostic criteria for major depression. Symptoms are more prominent than signs (more subjective than objective depression). This means that disturbances in appetite and libido are uncharacteristic, and psychomotor agitation or retardation is not observed. Kaplan & Sadock's Synopsis Of Psychiatry -11E = In DSM-5, cyclothymic disorder is defined as a "chronic, fluctuating mood disturbance" with many periods of hypomania and of depression. The disorder is differentiated from bipolar II disorder, which is characterized by the presence of major (not minor) depressive and hypomanic episodes. As with dysthymia, the inclusion of cyclothymic disorder with the mood disorders implies a relation, probably biological, to bipolar I disorder. Some psychiatrists, however, consider cyclothymic disorder to have no biological component and to result from chaotic object relations early in life.
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