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Dysthymic disorder (dysthymia) is a mood disorder characterized by mild to moderate severity and a chronic course, lasting for extended periods within the chronic depression spectrum. It was officially classified by the American Psychiatric Association in the DSM-III (1980). Prior to this, it was described using terms such as "neurotic depression," "characterological depression," or "chronic depressive neurosis." The disorder is defined by a depressive mood lasting at least two years (one year i