Search Open Positions. About Us. ATTIC Correctional Services, Inc. began in 1977 as a halfway house for adult male offenders in Madison, Wisconsin. Since its inception, this agency has developed services to meet the increasing needs for supervision and treatment of correctional clients living in Wisconsin (and more recently Minnesota) communities.
A. Dyslipidemia means an abnormal amount of lipids, or fats, in the blood. Lipids are essential to life, but an excess of certain lipids can increase the risk for cardiovascular disease.
Medical Definition of Dysthymia. Dysthymia: A type of depression involving long-term, chronic symptoms that are not disabling, but keep a person from functioning at full steam or from feeling good. Dysthymia is a less severe type of depression than what is accorded the diagnosis of major depression. However, people with dysthymia may also sometimes experience major depressive episodes, suggesting that there is a continuum between dysthymia and major depression.