 Key features of depression and its management in general practice. |
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"..I'm not like other people.." |
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1. Symptoms of dysthymia may be absent for long periods of time. |
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2. Dysthymic disorder usually starts as a sequelae to a well-defined major depressive episode. |
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3. In dysthymic disorder, depression is more subjective than objective i.e. symptoms tend to outnumber signs. |
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4. Dysthymic disorder typically leads to marked impairment of functioning and multiple hospitalisations. |
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5. People with dysthymic disorder emphasise work at the exclusion of family life. |
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3. In dysthymic disorder, depression is more subjective than objective i.e. symptoms tend to outnumber signs.
Author's answer: True
The profile of dysthymic disorder overlaps with that of major depressive disorder but differs from it in that symptoms tend to outnumber signs (more subjective than objective depression).