Major depressive disorder is a relatively common illness Many depressed patients are seen by a primary care physician and not a psychiatrist
Over the past three decades, considerable progress has been made in our understanding of the biology of depressive disorders Still, there are a great
ing the biochemistry of depression, it is dif- ficult to summarize briefly all of the relevant material, and at the same time keep one's
In recent years, several reports of altered biochemistry in depressed patients who sub- sequently commit suicide or who have previously attempted suicide
the disturbances in biochemical mechanisms which might underlie anxiety If one were to substitute the word "depression" for ''anxiety"