The DSM refers to anhedonia as one of the two core symptoms of depression; the other core symptom is depressed mood itself. What is anhedonia, and why is it so important? First, let's consider what it is not. Those...
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Posted on March 8, 2007 8:57 AM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Psychiatry is not a basic science. It is a medical practice that is derived from several basic sciences: psychology, pharmacology, physiology, anatomy, epidemiology, and so forth. So this is not really a basic concept, in the sense of explaining something fundamental about nature. Rather, it explains something that is fundamental in the course of psychiatric practice: the selection of antidepressant medication.
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Posted on February 10, 2007 3:05 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
