Background and aims: Epidemiological data on the prevalence of mood disorders
demonstrate that major depressive disorder (MDD) is approximately twice as common in …

Personality, 10th ed. Page 1 Jerry M. Burger Santa Clara University Personality Tenth
Edition Australia • Brazil • Mexico • Singapore • United Kingdom • United States …

Resting frontal electroencephalographic (EEG) asymmetry has been hypothesized as a
marker of risk for major depressive disorder (MDD), but the extant literature is based …

Many people suffer from stress in their everyday life. While there is a close relationship
between stress and mental health, psychological stress (and associated emotions such as …

Asymmetry in frontal electrocortical alpha-band (8–13 Hz) activity recorded during resting
situations (ie, in absence of a specific task) has been investigated in relation to emotion and …

Pediatric mood disorders (unipolar depression and bipolar disorder) are serious, common,
persistent, and recurrent medical conditions. Depression is the second leading cause of …

BACKGROUND: Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) has generally not been
associated with impulsive behavior. However, some studies suggest that women with PMDD …

Polymorphic variations in genes related to serotonin synthesis, transport, recognition, or
degradation may convey subtle changes in serotonin system architecture that may place an …

Estrogen and serotonin play vital roles in the mechanism of premenstrual dysphoric disorder
(PMDD). Cognitive deficit in the premenstrual phase contributes to impaired life function …

Resting frontal alpha asymmetry measures the relative activation intensity across the left and
right frontal regions that represent emotional experience. Here, the focus is on levels of …