When a person meets the criteria for major depression repeatedly, they are said to suffer from which of the following diagnoses? This question is based on the Faces Interactive Dysthymic Disorder Module

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When a person meets the criteria for major depression repeatedly, they are diagnosed with major depressive disorder, recurrent. Dysthymic disorder is a chronic form of depression that does not meet the criteria for major depression. Cyclothymic disorder is a mood disorder characterized by periods of hypomanic and depressive symptoms that do not meet the criteria for bipolar disorder or major depression. Chronic major depression is not a recognized diagnostic category.

When a Person Meets the Criteria for Major Depression Repeatedly