Treatment for Anhedonia: A Neuroscience Driven Approach

Depression and Anxiety

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 927-938

  Craske, Michelle G ^a   Meuret, Alicia E ^b   Ritz, Thomas ^b   Treanor, Michael ^a   Dour, Halina J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anhedonia; depression; intervention; neural, behavior; positive affect

Indexed keywords

ANHEDONIA; ANTICIPATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOTIVATION; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84991082187     PISSN: 10914269     EISSN: 15206394     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/da.22490     Document Type: Article

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