Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Cyclothymic Disorder
DEFINITION
- Chronic mood disorder characterized by fluctuating hypomanic and depressive symptoms that are not extreme enough to meet the criteria for a hypomanic episode or major depressive episode.
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Last updated: October 3, 2025
Citation
Salfi, Nicole, et al. "Cyclothymic Disorder." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787047/3.1/Cyclothymic_Disorder.
Salfi N, Pennybaker S, MacKinnon DF. Cyclothymic Disorder. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787047/3.1/Cyclothymic_Disorder. Accessed October 29, 2025.
Salfi, N., Pennybaker, S., & MacKinnon, D. F. (2025). Cyclothymic Disorder. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787047/3.1/Cyclothymic_Disorder
Salfi N, Pennybaker S, MacKinnon DF. Cyclothymic Disorder [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 October 29]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787047/3.1/Cyclothymic_Disorder.
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