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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457577003321

Autore

Praag Herman M. van (Herman Meïr), <1929->

Titolo

Stress, the brain and depression / / H.M. Van Praag, E.R. De Kloet, J. Van Os [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-107-14237-7

1-280-47755-5

9786610477555

0-511-19495-1

0-511-19561-3

0-511-19352-1

0-511-31402-7

0-511-54442-1

0-511-19426-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 283 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

616.85/27071

Soggetti

Depression, Mental - Pathogenesis

Stress (Physiology) - Complications

Brain - Effect of stress on

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 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; Epilogue; Name index; Subject index

Sommario/riassunto

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 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.