Major Depressive Disorder

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Depression described as a medical illness resulting in feelings of sadness, inability to function, loss of motivation.
APA (2013)
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51 depressed patients, 91 general psychiatric patients, measures of perfectionism, hassels and depression. Perfectionism dimensions associated with depression.
Hewitt and Flett (1993)
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Participants less accurate at identifying emotions, higher intensity ratings to negative stimuli and more likely to attribute negativity to neutral faces.
Naranjo et al (2011)
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Depression caused by negative expectations about the occurrence of highly desired outcomes and expectations of helplessness about these outcomes.
Abrahamson et al (1989)
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Hopelessness interacted with stress is a contributing factor to depression.
Hankin et al (2001)
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Why does stress cause depression in some but not others? Functional polymorphism of 5-HTT gene mediated the influence of stressful life events.
Caspi et al (2003)
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Meta-analyses showing no evidence for interaction between 5-HTT and stress to cause depression.
Munafo et al (2009) and Risch et al (2009)
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Criticise meta analysis, not enough studies, full analysis shows strong evidence for the role of 5-HTT
Karg et al (2010)
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Cognitive therapy and pharmacotherpy are equally effective in improving depressive symptoms
DeRubeis et al (2008)
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Both cog and pharmo affect the same brain areas like the amygdala
LeDoux (1996)
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SAD caused by lack of melatonin
Lam and Levitan (2000)
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Situational depression mostly cognitive
Hirschfeld (1981)
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