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Design and Implementation of an fMRI Study Examining Thought Suppression in Young Women with, and At-risk, for Depression
Published on: May 19, 2015
Depression symptomatology and neurobiology
1Healthcare Technology Systems, Inc, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Abstract:
The DSM-IV-TR distinguishes major depressive disorder (MDD) from normal sadness and grief by requiring a certain duration and number of symptoms that cause impairment and dysfunction. Depression is considered a heterogeneous condition in which different biologic abnormalities may be responsible for problems with sleeping, eating, energy, and emotional reactions. Neuroimaging, pharmacology, and genomics are among the sources of information that have contributed to theories about the pathophysiology of MDD and may lead to truly personalized medicine in the future.
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