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impaired hedonic capacity in major depressive disorder: impact on affiliative behaviors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2005

diego a. pizzagalli
Affiliation:
department of psychology, harvard university, cambridge, ma 02138 dap@wjh.harvard.edu deveney@wjh.harvard.edu http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~daplab/
christen m. deveney
Affiliation:
department of psychology, harvard university, cambridge, ma 02138 dap@wjh.harvard.edu deveney@wjh.harvard.edu http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~daplab/

Abstract

research on the neurobiology and psychosocial features of major depressive disorder has the ability to extend our understanding of affiliative behavior. in depression, decreased hedonic capacity and hypoactivity in dopaminergic and prefrontal circuitries may decrease the ability to experience affiliative relationships as rewarding. we suggest that neurobiological research on depression can provide a test case for theoretical models of affiliation.

Type
open peer commentary
Copyright
© 2005 cambridge university press

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