Sensitization: The sine qua non of the depressive disorders?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 872-875

  Patten, Scott B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classification; Depressive disorders; Epidemiology; Major depression

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MOOD CHANGE; NOCICEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ACCLIMATIZATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION;

EID: 53949093000     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2008.06.040     Document Type: Article

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