La depresión mayor representa un problema de salud pública debido a su alta prevalencia.
La etiología de la depresión es compleja ya que en ella intervienen factores psicosociales …

[Frontiers in Bioscience 14, 5291-5338, June 1, 2009] 5291 Neurobiology of depression,
fibromyalgia and neuropathic pain Vladimi Page 1 [Frontiers in Bioscience 14, 5291-5338, June …

Imaging techniques are a potentially powerful method of identifying phenotypes that are
associated with, or are indicative of, a vulnerability to developing major depressive disorder …

Child and adolescent psychiatric neuroimaging research typically lags behind similar
advances in adult disorders. While the pediatric depression imaging literature is less …

The catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene has attracted strong neuroscientific interest
due to its implication in dopaminergic neurotransmission. One of its most widely studied …

Studies in adolescents and adults have demonstrated that polymorphisms in putative
psychiatric risk genes are associated with differences in brain structure, but cannot address …

BACKGROUND: The Valine158Methionine (Val158Met) polymorphism of the COMT gene
leads to lower enzymatic activity and higher dopamine availability in Met carriers. The Met …

Puberty represents the phase of sexual maturity, signaling the change from childhood into
adulthood. During childhood and adolescence, prominent changes take place in the brain …

Introducción Una alta proporción de los trastornos depresivos se acompañan de
manifestaciones ansiosas, así como la depresión y la ansiedad cursan frecuentemente con …

Since its theoretical inception, psychopathy has been considered by philosophers,
clinicians, theorists, and empirical researchers to be substantially and critically explained by …