As similar with most other mental disorders there could be two modes of treatment for Dysthymia.
Medical and psychotherapeutic Treatment Of Dysthemic Disorder:
Medical treatment involves use of anti depressants and anti anxiety drugs.Anti depressants were found to be effective in most of the cases depending upon the response of the patients for different categories of these anti depressants. While anti anxiety drugs can be used for the patients with chronic symptoms of insomnia, fatigue, or tension.
In the psychotherapeutic treatment which is equally or sometimes even more important than medical treatment involves and assessment of patients suicidal or self destructive potential and helping him create and maintain a positive and hopeful view of life. Various therapies which were found useful are cognitive, behavioral with social skills training. Whatever type of psychotherapy is used should be accompanied by appropriate supportive measures like continued education and reassurance to the patient about his improvement and the characteristics of this illness so that he can properly follow the instructions from the therapist.
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