持じ続ぞく性せい抑よくうつ障しょう害がい

noun

persistent depressive disorder; PDD

Psychiatric term for a chronic form of depression; equivalent to dysthymia in older classifications.

• 持じ続ぞく性せい抑よくうつ障しょう害がいは、長ちょう期き間かんにわたって抑よくうつ気き分ぶんが続つづく病びょう気きです。

  Persistent depressive disorder is an illness in which a depressed mood continues over a long period.