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Depressed affect as a cause of associated somatic problems.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  229503     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Depressed affect as a cause of associated somatic problems is explored by means of data on affect, appetite, energy, and sleep collected from a community sample and from subsamples contacted after each of several time lags. The analysis of the data indicates that depressed affect is a cause of the major somatic problems associated with it. It is suspected that depressed affect involves continuing high density neural firing which, over a period of months, causes a reduction of post-synaptic biogenic amine receptor cell sensitivity in the brainstem, with the diencephalon as the major site. This results in a functional impairment responsible for the somatic problems.
Authors:
B Brenner
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Psychological medicine     Volume:  9     ISSN:  0033-2917     ISO Abbreviation:  Psychol Med     Publication Date:  1979 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1980-02-28     Completed Date:  1980-02-28     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1254142     Medline TA:  Psychol Med     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  737-46     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Affect
Brain / physiopathology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Depression / complications*,  physiopathology
Eating Disorders / etiology
Fatigue / etiology
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Receptors, Neurotransmitter / physiology
Sleep Disorders / etiology
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Receptors, Neurotransmitter

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