Depression as a civilization-deformed adaptation and defence mechanism
Open Access
- 2 March 2020
- journal article
- Published by Heighten Science Publications Corporation in Insights on the Depression and Anxiety
- Vol. 4 (1), 008-011
- https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.ida.1001013
Abstract
Depression is currently one of the main barriers to further civilizational development. Despite intensive efforts, it is a growing health, social and economic problem. We still lack clarity regarding the ethology of depression and treatment is still mainly symptomatic.Keywords
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