Is Depression “Evolutionary” or Just “Adaptive”? A Comment
Some recent explanations of depression have suggested that it may be “evolutionary” in that there are advantages to the depressed individual which arise from some aspects of depressive symptomatology. While the depressive behaviour of withdrawal from the adverse environment may provide some immediat...
Main Authors: | Christopher F. Sharpley, Vicki Bitsika |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2010-01-01
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Series: | Depression Research and Treatment |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/631502 |
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