Effort-based decision-making in major depressive disorder: A translational model of motivational anhedonia

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 553-558

  Treadway, Michael T ^a   Bossaller, Nicholas A ^b   Shelton, Richard C ^b   Zald, David H ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Anhedonia; Depression; Dopamine; Effort; Motivation; Reward

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EFFORT EXPENDITURE FOR REWARDS TASK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADULT; ANHEDONIA; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REWARD;

EID: 84873503310     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028813     Document Type: Article

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