Cognitive theories of depression posit that people's thoughts, inferences, attitudes, and
interpretations, and the way in which they attend to and recall information, can increase their …

BACKGROUND: Patients' beliefs about the cause of their depression can affect their help-
seeking behavior, treatment preferences, coping strategies and treatment compliance. There …

Major depressive disorder is a remarkably common and often severe psychiatric disorder
associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality. Patients with major depression are …

BackgroundIt has been well established that both genes and non-shared environment
contribute substantially to the underlying aetiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). A …

The cause of mental disorders such as depression remains unknown. However, the idea
that neurotransmitter imbalances cause depression is vigorously promoted by …

Though it is widely believed that psychotherapy changes biology, this contention is largely
based on observational data, subject to confounding. We report the first systematic review …

Depression and psychosis are often comorbid; they also have overlapping genetic and
environmental risk factors, including trauma and area-level exposures. The present study …

BACKGROUND:: Treatment algorithms and collaborative-care systems are systematic
treatment approaches that are designed to improve outcomes by enhancing the quality of …

Given the rise of genetic etiological beliefs regarding psychiatric disorders, a growing body
of research has focused on trying to elucidate the effects that such explanatory frameworks …

BACKGROUND: The specific features that differentiate chronic and episodic depression are
widely unknown. This study compares the chronic and episodic form of depression with …