The depressed patient in a biological world: On philosophical and diagnostic strategies

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 514-521

  Korf, Jakob ^a   Bosker, Fokko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

antidepressant therapy; brain state transitions; depression; diagnostic classification; mind brain concepts; pleasure; serotonin

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHODYNAMICS;

ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; EMOTIONS; FREUDIAN THEORY; HUMANS; NEUROBIOLOGY; SEROTONIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878269541     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jep.12049     Document Type: Article

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