title: Treatment of dysthymic disorder.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington, Outpatient Psychiatry Center, Seattle 98105, USA.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dunner
mesh_terms: D019263:Dysthymic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005473:Fluoxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors