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Treatment of dysthymic disorder
Author(s) -
Dunner David L.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6394(1998)8:1+<54::aid-da8>3.0.co;2-5
Subject(s) - dysthymic disorder , pharmacotherapy , fluoxetine , psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , major depressive disorder , cognition , receptor , serotonin
Recent studies support the use of pharmacotherapy in the treatment of dysthymic disorder. This article reviews the relationship of the definition of dysthymic disorder to clinical treatment studies and discusses the treatment of dysthymic disorder with pharmacotherapy (with special emphasis on the use of fluoxetine) and psychotherapy. Depression and Anxiety, Volume 8, Supplement 1:54–58, 1998. © 1998 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.