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From high anxiety trait to depression: a neurocognitive hypothesis.
Trends in neurosciences - 1 Jun 2009
Sandi Carmen, Richter-Levin Gal
Abstract excerpt
Although exposure to substantial stress has a major impact on the development of depression, there is considerable variability in the susceptibility of individuals to the adverse effects of stress. The personality trait of high anxiety has been identified as a vulnerability factor to develop depression. We propose here a new unifying model based on a series of neurocognitive mechanisms (and fed with crucial...
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