Article
Bargaining models of depression and evolution of cooperation.
Journal of theoretical biology - 21 Aug 2013
Rosenström Tom
Abstract excerpt
This paper presents a model for evolutionary origins of unipolar depressive disorders and reviews empirical evidence in support of the "nonparticipation hypothesis of depression" suggested by the model. In line with previous theory, depression is interpreted to provide means for not participating in joint enterprises that would otherwise be difficult to avoid ('bargaining' model); therefore, it provides an...
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