The different facets of anhedonia and their associations with different psychopathologies

Anhedonia: A Comprehensive Handbook Volume I: Conceptual Issues and Neurobiological Advances

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 3-22

  Shankman, Stewart A ^a   Katz, Andrea C ^a   DeLizza, Alison A ^a   Sarapas, Casey ^a   Gorka, Stephanie M ^a   Campbell, Miranda L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective experience; Anhedonia; Anticipatory and consummatory positive affect; Psychopathology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84991623657     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-8591-4_1     Document Type: Chapter

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