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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"etiology of depression"”.
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The Structure of Depression: Examining the Contribution of Somatic Symptoms to Depression in a Nationally Representative Sample
Depression is often measured as a sum score of how often a person experiences cognitive, affective, and somatic symptoms. Though this is an easy and effective way to determine the severity of a person’s depression, it may not account for the contribution of certain symptoms of depression. The aim …
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The relationship between early maladaptive schemas, chronic and acute depression, and help seeking behaviors
<p>Depression is a disorder that affects many people's lives; approximately 24% of Americans are diagnosed with some form of depression in their lifetime. In order to effectively treat depression we must first understand the disorder and how the symptoms affect people. This study aims to …
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Environmental enrichment and serotonergic alterations on depressive-like states in rats
Individuals suffering from depression primarily rely on pharmacological interventions to alleviate the incapacitating symptoms of the disorder. In addition to genetic differences underlying the etiology of depression, environmental factors play a key role as well. For example, environmental …
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Does mood induction elicit emotion recognition biases? : an empirical study with implications for depression research
Depression is a highly prevalent, debilitating, and sometimes-fatal mental illness. Typically, its treatment approaches are conceptualised as a dichotomy between psychological and pharmaceutical. However, a new model, in line with cogent philosophical reasoning and recent empirical evidence, …
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Expression and regulation of the rate-limiting enzymes of the kynurenine pathway in the mouse brain
… were developed to increase levels of catecholamines within the brain, leading to the theory that depression symptomology was a result of an imbalance of neurotransmitters within the brain. To date, the catecholamine theory of depression is still held to be the prevailing theory as …
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Neuroimaging Depression Risk in a Sample of Never-Depressed Children
Children of mothers with a history of depression are at significantly higher risk for developing depression themselves. Although numerous mechanisms explaining this relationship have been proposed (Goodman & Gotlib, 1999), relatively little is known about the neural substrates of never-depressed …
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Investigação de parâmetros bioquímicos em dois modelos animais de depressão induzidos por desamparo aprendido e administração do lipopolissacarideo de E.Coli
Major depression has a great impact on an individual’s quality of life and it is considered the leading cause of burden in terms of years lost due to disability. However, despite the severity of depression, the pathophysiology of the disease is still elusive. In this regard, the use of animal …
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Connection, Caretaking, and Conflict: The Recalled, Lived Experience of Adultdaughters of Bipolar Mothers
… siblings, friends, spouses and children. All of these people are affected by the feelings and behavior of the bipolar person. The children are especially vulnerable to behavior disorders, depression, and anxiety, even if protective factors mitigate the family situation.</p><p>This qualitative …