Symptom relief and facilitation of emotional processing.

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Abstract:: Symptoms and observable signs offer an important way of measuring the severity of depression and estimating recovery. However, a shift to understanding the cognitive neuroscience underlying the clinical picture has been fruitful and could change the approach in meaningful ways. Cognition as defined by attention, memory and executive function is impaired in depression and offers a way of identifying abnormal brain states or structure. Moreover, such changes may limit functional recovery and ex...
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Institution:

University of Oxford

Division:

MSD

Department:

Psychiatry

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Author

Journal:: European neuropsychopharmacology : the journal of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology More from this journal
Volume:: 21 Suppl 4
Pages:: S710-S715
Publication date:: 2011-09-01
DOI:: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2011.07.016
EISSN:: 1873-7862
ISSN:: 0924-977X

Language:: English
Keywords:: Antidepressive Agents

Emotions

Humans

Depressive Disorder, Major

Depression

Executive Function

Attention
Pubs id:: pubs:172085
UUID:: uuid:f4401754-67c6-4f74-9194-c064059ebe9c
Local pid:: pubs:172085
Source identifiers:: 172085
Deposit date:: 2012-12-19

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