Depression as a systemic syndrome: Mapping the feedback loops of major depressive disorder

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 551-562

  Wittenborn, A K ^a   Rahmandad, H ^b   Rick, J ^a   Hosseinichimeh, N ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c State University   (United States)

Author keywords

feedback mechanisms; Key words Feedback loops; major depressive disorder; personalized medicine; system dynamics

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL FEEDBACK; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DEPRESSION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84961215767     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291715002044     Document Type: Article

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