Depression: The brain finally gets into the act

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 103-106

  Jacobs, Barry L ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult brain neurogenesis; Clinical depression; Serotonin; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 2942655389     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-7214.2004.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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