… We provide a proof of principle for an evolutionary systems theory (EST) of depression. This
theory suggests that normative depressive symptoms counter socioenvironmental volatility …

… description of these theories and their strengths and weaknesses in an attempt to highlight
the common mechanisms and relationships of all major theories of depression and combine …

… of failed control systems, so control systems theory is needed for a full explanation 356-358
. Several observers have noted the tendency for depression to induce behaviors that …

… circuits in the brain. We propose a new evolutionarily based model, the adaptive brain,
that is founded on adaptive prediction resulting from interdependent brain networks using …

… and depression. Specifically, we focus on the social, psychodynamic, humanistic, and
evolutionary psychological theories, … studied models of the self in depression. Finally, we include a …

… malfunctions have been discovered in the depressed brain, and the fact that the … the
depressed brain to work relatively well. As one example, cognitive therapy requires the depressed …

… Based on emerging studies from animal models and clinical studies, we propose that the
brain DA system may be crucially involved in underlying both neuropathological processes and …

… Context insensitivity might be further enhanced in a depressed brain by reduced precision
for prediction error, such that incoming sense data from the body and/or the world are being …

… brain imaging research have brought clarity. This research shows that internal models of the
self map to brain … are affected by depression, and we argue that viewing depression via a …

… The reason that the ARH is the most compelling of the evolutionary theories of depression is
… and especially the brain when somebody gets depressed. Evolutionary biologists engage in …