Affective Disorders and Antidepressant Drugs
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Affective Disorders and Antidepressant Drugs
Affective disorders are a group of psychiatric diseases that can affect an individual at any given age. Also called mood disorders, they can be distinguished into two different types: major depressive disorder, also called major depression, and bipolar disorder, which is known as manic depression. People affected by major depression most often have a low mood, and are consistently in a state of...
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عنوان ژورنال: OALib
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2333-9705,2333-9721
DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1100597