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Impaired hedonic capacity in major depressive disorder: Impact on affiliative behaviors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 September 2005

Diego A. Pizzagalli  and
Christen M. Deveney
Diego A. Pizzagalli*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA02138http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~daplab/
Christen M. Deveney*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA02138http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~daplab/
*
dap@wjh.harvard.edu
deveney@wjh.harvard.edu
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Abstract

Research on the neurobiology and psychosocial features of Major Depressive Disorder has the ability to extend our understanding of affiliative behavior. In depression, decreased hedonic capacity and hypoactivity in dopaminergic and prefrontal circuitries may decrease the ability to experience affiliative relationships as rewarding. We suggest that neurobiological research on depression can provide a test case for theoretical models of affiliation.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 28 , Issue 3 , June 2005 , pp. 362 - 363
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2005

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