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What happened in biological depression research since the last World Congress of Psychiatry. Much, too much to cover in any comprehensive way in 15 minutes. Therefore, I confine myself to sketching broadly a few trends. Without detailing; without any claim of comprehensiveness.
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van Praag, H.M. (1985). Recent Trends in Biological Depression Research. In: Pichot, P., Berner, P., Wolf, R., Thau, K. (eds) Biological Psychiatry, Higher Nervous Activity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8329-1_9
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