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When it goes on for over two years, I think so. 76.180.120.161 06:47, 18 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

No, according to DSM-IV there is a subtle difference. Melancholia is a specifier of a Major Depressive Episode which is more severe than the criteria for Dysthymia. By the definitions given in DSM-IV the Melacholic specifier cannot be applied to Dysthymia. 194.83.139.177 (talk) 13:30, 15 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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 Isn't this basically the same thing as [[Dysthymia]]? --[[User:Serph|Serph]] 15:45, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
 :When it goes on for over two years, I think so. [[User:76.180.120.161|76.180.120.161]] 06:47, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
+:No, according to [[DSM-IV]] there is a subtle difference. Melancholia is a specifier of a [[Major Depressive Episode]] which is more severe than the criteria for Dysthymia. By the definitions given in DSM-IV the Melacholic specifier cannot be applied to Dysthymia. [[Special:Contributions/194.83.139.177|194.83.139.177]] ([[User talk:194.83.139.177|talk]]) 13:30, 15 October 2009 (UTC)