Causes Of Dysthymia

The exact cause of Dysthymia is still to be founded.While the studies till date show that the major reasons could be genetic or biochemical in nature.Certain nuero transmitters which are not present in desired amounts play an important role.Neuro tansmitters are those chemicals secreted inside the brain which help in communication between the nerve cells.Serotonin and norepinephrine are the two neuro transmitters whose low levels are significant in the occurance of this depression. As per the studies it was found that women inheritantly have low levls of serotonin, could be the reason why they are more prone to depression.

This depression passes down from generation to generation .The Dysthymia has a genetic role,was confirmed by the studies on identical twins.If one of the twins suffers from depression then the chances of its occurance in the other twin are more than 70%. Apart from these biochemical and genetic backgrounds dysthymia is supported by cratin other environmental factors also like problems in relationships,financial stresses or the lose of some loved one or basically any kind of emotional setback.Alcohol or drug abuse ,a past history of depression and medical dependence of some kind help manifest this disease more easily.