Abstract
For some time, Freudian theories postulating that disorders of the emotions (or affect) have a psychodynamic origin were held in higher esteem than was the thesis of Emil Kraepelin—that affective disorders have a constitutional basis. However, Kraepelin’s concept is now being substantiated by a large body of more recent research findings. Both the Freudian theories and the biological hypotheses for the etiology of mania and depression will be discussed in this chapter.
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Vandenberg, S.G., Singer, S.M., Pauls, D.L. (1986). Hereditary Factors in Affective Disorders. In: The Heredity of Behavior Disorders in Adults and Children. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5071-2_7
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