Drugs versus placebo for dysthymia

Psychotherapy, Antidepressants, and Their Combination for Chronic Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review

“…Interestingly, this effect was indeed found for psychotherapy in dysthymia, 16 another form of chronic depression, but the efficacy of ADs in dysthymia is well established. 42 Although in the DSM-5, chronic depressive disorder is proposed as a combination of dysthymic disorder and cMDD, the conclusion of our review lends some support for the idea that the treatment effect for ADs differs between patients with dysthymic disorder and cMDD. It is possible that TRD also is at stake in this respect and that studies that included dysthymic patients did not select many patients with TRD in contrast to studies of patients with cMDD.…”

Psychotherapy, Antidepressants, and Their Combination for Chronic Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review

“…Interestingly, this effect was indeed found for psychotherapy in dysthymia, 16 another form of chronic depression, but the efficacy of ADs in dysthymia is well established. 42 Although in the DSM-5, chronic depressive disorder is proposed as a combination of dysthymic disorder and cMDD, the conclusion of our review lends some support for the idea that the treatment effect for ADs differs between patients with dysthymic disorder and cMDD. It is possible that TRD also is at stake in this respect and that studies that included dysthymic patients did not select many patients with TRD in contrast to studies of patients with cMDD.…”

Psychotherapy, Antidepressants, and Their Combination for Chronic Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review

“…Interestingly, this effect was indeed found for psychotherapy in dysthymia, 16 another form of chronic depression, but the efficacy of ADs in dysthymia is well established. 42 Although in the DSM-5, chronic depressive disorder is proposed as a combination of dysthymic disorder and cMDD, the conclusion of our review lends some support for the idea that the treatment effect for ADs differs between patients with dysthymic disorder and cMDD. It is possible that TRD also is at stake in this respect and that studies that included dysthymic patients did not select many patients with TRD in contrast to studies of patients with cMDD.…”

Psychotherapy, Antidepressants, and Their Combination for Chronic Major Depressive Disorder: A Systematic Review

“…Interestingly, this effect was indeed found for psychotherapy in dysthymia, 16 another form of chronic depression, but the efficacy of ADs in dysthymia is well established. 42 Although in the DSM-5, chronic depressive disorder is proposed as a combination of dysthymic disorder and cMDD, the conclusion of our review lends some support for the idea that the treatment effect for ADs differs between patients with dysthymic disorder and cMDD. It is possible that TRD also is at stake in this respect and that studies that included dysthymic patients did not select many patients with TRD in contrast to studies of patients with cMDD.…”