Article
Stress and affective disorders in humans.
Seminars in clinical neuropsychiatry - 1 Jan 2001
Paykel E S
Abstract excerpt
A consistent body of findings published over 30 years shows raised rates of life events before onset of clinical unipolar depression. A range of threatening events is implicated, with only limited specificity, although a somewhat closer relationship to interpersonal losses. Social support both buffers effects of life events and its absence also has some independent stressful effects. Life stress also affects...
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