Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
cyclothymic disorder
Subclass of:
Mood Disorders
Definitions related to cyclothymic disorder:
  • (cyclothymia) Chronic mood disturbance of at least 2 years' duration involving numerous hypomanic episodes separated by periods of depression or loss of pleasure or interest.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • An affective disorder characterized by periods of depression and hypomania. These may be separated by periods of normal mood.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Cyclothymic disorder is characterized by hypomanic and mini-depressive periods that last a few days, follow an irregular course, and are less severe than those in bipolar disorder; these symptom periods must occur for more than half the days during a period of ? 2 years. Diagnosis is clinical and based on history. Management consists...
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
  • Cyclothymia (sy-kloe-THIE-me-uh), also called cyclothymic disorder, is a rare mood disorder. Cyclothymia causes emotional ups and downs, but they're not as extreme as those in bipolar I or II disorder.
    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2025
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