Which statement best describes the terms used to differentiate mood disorders?

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Cyclothymic disorder and dysthymic disorder (now called persistent depressive disorder) are both chronic mood disorders but differ in their severity and the presence of manic or hypomanic episodes. Cyclothymic disorder involves periods of hypomanic symptoms and periods of depressive symptoms that are not as severe as those in bipolar disorder, whereas dysthymic disorder involves long-term chronic depression without the significant highs seen in bipolar disorder. Thus, comparing cyclothymic to dysthymic as bipolar is to major depressive disorder highlights the differences in severity and the presence of manic or hypomanic episodes between these pairs.

Which Statement Best Describes the Terms Used to Differentiate Mood