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Vulnerability, destabilization and restitution in anxious depression
Author(s) -
Goldberg D.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0447.108.s418.16.x
Subject(s) - vulnerability (computing) , restitution , psychosocial , psychological resilience , psychology , depression (economics) , psychiatry , social psychology , computer security , political science , computer science , law , economics , macroeconomics
Objective: To summarize what is known about vulnerability and resilience to common mental disorders, and the psychosocial factors associated with speed of recovery. Method: Recent genetic factors are summarized, and taken together with known facts about social factors encouraging or reducing likelihood of an episode. Results: Multiple genes are likely, controlling both vulnerability and resilience, with the manifestation in phenotype modified by environmental factors. Restitution must be thought of separately from vulnerability. Conclusion: Instead of specific genes causing specific mental disorders, we need a more complex model.