The neurobiology of depression: inroads to treatment and new drug discovery.

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The underlying causes of most mood and anxiety disorders remain unknown. There is a strong heritable component to psychiatric illnesses that, when coupled with environmental influences, results in increased vulnerability. Intensive research efforts have been expended to better characterize the genetic underpinnings of mental illness. However, most psychiatric disorders, including mood and anxiety disorders, are...

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