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Category: Basic Concepts
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...
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 8:57 AM • 5 Comments •
Category: Basic Concepts
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.
Posted by Joseph j7uy5 at 3:05 PM • 2 Comments •
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