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Author Praag, Herman M. van (Herman Meïr), 1929-

Title Stress, the brain and depression / H. M. van Praag, E. R. de Kloet, J. van Os.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  616.8527 P895S    Check Shelf
Edition 1st pbk. ed.
Description xii, 283 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents 1. Diagnosing depression -- 2. Traumatic life events : general issues -- 3. Life events and depression : preliminary issues -- 4. Life events and depression : is there a causal connection? -- 5. Genetics of depression -- 6. Gene-environment correlation and interaction in depression -- 7. Monoamines and depression -- 8. Stress hormones and depression -- 9. Stress, the brain and depression.
Summary Can traumatic life events cause depression? Studies generally point to a connection between adverse life events and depression. However, establishing a causal rather than associative connection, the key concern of this 2004 book, is more problematic. What neurobiological changes may be induced by stress and depression, and to what extent do these changes correspond? The authors structure their examination around three major themes: the pathophysiological role of stress in depression; whether or not a subtype of depression exists that is particularly stress-inducible; and, finally, how best to diagnose and treat depression in relation to its biological underpinnings.
Subject Depression, Mental -- Pathogenesis.
Stress (Physiology) -- Complications.
Brain -- Effect of stress on.
Added Author Kloet, E. R. de.
Os, J. van (Jim van)
ISBN 9781107406919 (paperback)
1107406919 (paperback)
9780521621472 (hardback)
052162147X (hardback)
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