F34.1 is the ICD-10 code for Dysthymia. It is a four-character subcategory of F34 (Persistent mood [affective] disorders), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block F30–F39 (Mood [affective] disorders) in Chapter V, Mental and behavioural disorders.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- V · F00–F99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Definition
A chronic depression of mood, lasting at least several years, which is not sufficiently severe, or in which individual episodes are not sufficiently prolonged, to justify a diagnosis of severe, moderate, or mild recurrent depressive disorder (F33.-).
What F34.1 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Depressive:
- neurosis
- personality disorder
- Neurotic depression
- Persistent anxiety depression
What F34.1 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- anxiety depression (mild or not persistent) F41.2
F34.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
F34.1Dystymi
F34.1Dystymi
DF341Dystymi
- DF3410Depressiv personlighedsstruktur
- DF3411Kronisk lettere depressionstilstand
F34.1Pitkäaikainen masennus
F34.1Dysthymia
F34.1Dysthymie
F34.1dysthymie
F34.1Dysthymic disorder
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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