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Title: | Joining the dots: neurobiological links in a functional analysis of depression | Contributor(s): | Sharpley, Chris (author) ; Bitsika, Vicki (author) | Publication Date: | 2010 | DOI: | 10.1186/1744-9081-6-73 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/7315 | Abstract: | Depression is one of the major contributors to the Total Disease Burden and afflicts about one-sixth of Western populations. One of the most effective treatments for depression focuses upon analysis of causal chains in overt behaviour, but does not include brain-related phenomena as steps along these causal pathways. Recent research findings regarding the neurobiological concomitants of depressive behaviour suggest a sequence of structural and functional alterations to the brain which may also produce a beneficial outcome for the depressed individual--that of adaptive withdrawal from uncontrollable aversive stressors. Linking these brain-based explanations to models of observable contingencies for depressive behaviour can provide a comprehensive explanation of how depressive behaviour occurs and why it persists in many patients. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Behavioral and Brain Functions, v.6 | Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1744-9081 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy) | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 320903 Central nervous system | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920111 Nervous System and Disorders | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 200409 Mental health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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