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Reducing the burden of depression in youth: what are the implications of neuroscience and genetics on policies and programs?
The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine - 1 Feb 2013
Patel Vikram
Abstract excerpt
Mood disorders are a leading cause of the burden of disease in youth. Three critical lessons emerge from the reviews in this issue that are relevant to our understanding of these common mental disorders: first, that the brain is in a highly dynamic stage of its development during youth; second, that environmental factors interact with genetic factors to influence the probability of risk behaviors and dysphoric...
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