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Depression: Current Conceptual Trends

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Depression is a prevalent and devastating neuropsychiatric illness that causes great socioeconomic burden. One of the most challenging aspects in studying and treating depression is the subjective nature of this illness. For centuries, scholars and philosophers have pondered over the causes of depression. We have now developed a multilayered approach to define, understand, and treat depression. In what follows, we will highlight the current conceptual trends in the neurobiology of depression and point to new directions in treatment approaches.

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Nahas, Z. (2016). Depression: Current Conceptual Trends. In: Camprodon, J., Rauch, S., Greenberg, B., Dougherty, D. (eds) Psychiatric Neurotherapeutics. Current Clinical Psychiatry. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-495-7_1

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