STRESS, THE BRAIN AND DEPRESSION.
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
Published: 2004
Place of publication: CAMBRIDGE
Language: und
Number of pages: 283
Description: Can traumatic life events cause depression? Studies generally point to a connection between adverse life events and depression. However, establishing a causal, rather than associative, connection is more problematic. The authors structure this examination of the question around three major themes: the pathophysiological role of stress in depression; whether or not a subtype of depression exists that is particularly stress-inducible; and, finally, how best to diagnose and treat depression in relation to its biological basis.