<prompt> Chronic mild depression of how much duration is considered to be dysthymia?3 to 6 months6 Months to 1 yearOne to one and half yearsMore than 2 years  <response>: Ans. D. More than 2 yearsDysthymia: Its presence of mild depressive symptoms not enough to diagnose a MDD for a period of at least 2 years - socio-occupational dysfunction is not markedIn DSM-5: persistent depressive disorder clubbed chronic depression dysthymia 