{"id":8336,"date":"2021-01-12T02:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T02:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/?page_id=8336"},"modified":"2023-04-19T18:33:31","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T18:33:31","slug":"dysthymic-persistent-depressive-disorder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/dysthymic-persistent-depressive-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymic Disorder)"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t<hr class=\"section-sidebar-visible\" \/>\r\n\t\t<!--section-reviewed -->\r\n\t\t<div class=\"section-reviewed-by section-sidebar-visible\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<!--media -->\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"media\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-right -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-left media-middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"image-thumbail\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/mental-health\/conditions\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/04\/minkyung-chung-headshot-300x266.png');\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-right -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-body -->\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-body media-middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"reviewed-by-title\">Medically reviewed by<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"reviewed-by-author font-bold\" style=\"display:none;\">Minkyung Chung<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"reviewed-by-author font-bold\">Minkyung Chung, MS, LMHC<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reviewed On: January 11, 2021<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<!--media-body -->\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>  \r\n\t\t\t<!--media -->\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<!--section-reviewed -->\r\n\r\n\t<hr class=\"section-sidebar-visible\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<section class=\"faq section\" id=\"section-faq\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-new\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"faq-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\">What happens if persistent depressive disorder is left untreated?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>If left untreated, there are complications linked with persistent depressive disorder that can negatively impact a person\u2019s quality of life. These include substance abuse, family conflicts and relationship issues, thoughts of self-harm and suicide, chronic pain and illness, as well as decreased productivity in a school or work environment. To help limit further complications related to the disorder, consider seeking treatment and prevention options.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\">What are the benefits of therapy for dysthymic disorder?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>There are many benefits of seeking talk therapy for persistent depressive disorder, as it can help individuals develop the following skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjust to a crisis or other current difficulty<\/li>\n<li>Identify issues that contribute to depression and change behaviors that make it worse<\/li>\n<li>Identify negative beliefs and behaviors and replace them with healthy, positive ones<\/li>\n<li>Find better ways to cope and solve problems<\/li>\n<li>Explore relationships and experiences, and develop positive interactions with others<\/li>\n<li>Regain a sense of satisfaction and help ease depression symptoms, such as anger<\/li>\n<li>Learn to set realistic and achievable goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\">What types of therapy are used to treat persistent depressive disorder?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>There are different types of therapy that can be used to treat chronic depression, but the most common one is<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/blog\/cognitive-behavioral-therapy-what-to-expect\/\">cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).<\/a> CBT can be done individually or in a group setting. Support groups can be a beneficial way to share feelings with others who are experiencing similar symptoms and issues. There are many benefits of seeking talk therapy for persistent depressive disorder, as it can help individuals develop the following skills:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\">What types of medications are used to treat dysthymic disorder?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>When medications are prescribed an in-person or<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/psychiatry\">online psychiatrist<\/a>, the following types of antidepressants are most commonly used to treat persistent depressive disorder:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>(SSRIs), such as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/psychiatry\/medications\/prozac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fluoxetine (Prozac)<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>and<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/psychiatry\/medications\/zoloft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sertraline (Zoloft)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tricyclic antidepressants<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>(TCAs), such as amitriptyline (Elavil) and amoxapine (Asendin)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors<\/strong><span>\u00a0<\/span>(SNRIs), such as desvenlafaxine (Pristiq) and<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talkspace.com\/psychiatry\/medications\/cymbalta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">duloxetine (Cymbalta)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Before starting medication, it is important to talk with a doctor or pharmacist about any possibly disruptive side effects. Sometimes a person will need to try a few different medications and dosages to find the best solution, and this process may take several weeks and months for its complete effect. One important note is to not stop taking the medication as directed without speaking with a doctor first, as this may exacerbate any depressive symptoms.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"javascript:;\">How can I manage persistent depressive disorder symptoms long-term?<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><p>Persistent depressive disorder, or dysthymic disorder, is a chronic and long-term mental health issue, and some individuals may never fully recover from it. Treating persistent depressive disorder can be difficult because of its long-term nature, however, some combination of talk therapy (psychotherapy) and medication is proven to help with managing symptoms. Getting help is an important step toward improving a person\u2019s relationships, school, work, and daily activities \u2014 all of which can be negatively impacted by persistent depressive disorder. Seeking a diagnosis is the first step to acknowledging the illness and properly treating it.<\/p>\n<p>If you think you\u2019re suffering from dysthymic disorder, consider speaking with a Talkspace therapist \u2014 a convenient and inexpensive way to get started today.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t{\n\t\t  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\t  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\n\t\t  \"mainEntity\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t  \"@type\": \"Question\",\n\t\t\t\t\t  \"name\": \"What happens if persistent depressive disorder is left untreated?\",\n\t\t\t\t\t  \"acceptedAnswer\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Answer\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"text\": \"<p>If left untreated, there are complications linked with persistent depressive disorder that can negatively impact a person\u2019s quality of life. 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