Persistent mood disorders
Description
dysthymic disorder: A chronic mood disorder in which the symptoms are similar to, though milder than, those diagnosed in depression.
Data source
| FinnGen phenocode | F5_PERSMOOD |
| Hospital Discharge registry | ICD-10: F34, ICD-8: 3004 |
| Cause of Death registry | ICD-10: F34 |
| Level in the ICD-hierarchy | 3 |
| First defined in version | DF2 |
Key figures
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Number of individuals | 2313 | 1478 | 835 |
| Unadjusted prevalence (%) | 1.74 | 1.97 | 1.45 |
| Mean age at first event (years) | 39.54 | 40.49 | 37.85 |
| Median number of events / individual | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Clinical metrics
| Sex | All | Female | Male |
| Recurrence within 6 months (%) | 32.6 | 34.3 | 29.58 |
| Case fatality at 5-years (%) | 0.99 | 1.22 | 0.6 |