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Brain imaging: a key to understanding depression
Martina T Mitterschiffthaler1, Veena Kumari, Tonmoy Sharma
1Section of Cognitive Psychopharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF.
Hospital Medicine (London, England : 1998)
|July 5, 2002
Abstract:
According to the World Development Report 1993 one third of people with a mental illness suffer from a depressive disorder. There is a need for early diagnosis and effective treatment in order to limit the impact on patients' lives. Knowledge gained from brain imaging research may help to improve our understanding and treatment of depression.