Explaining biological depression theories
Author
Summary, in English
I AM GRATEFUL TO Dien Ho and James Phillips for their comments on my article (Mulinari, 2018). Although they approach the topic from different perspectives, they both seem to find my account of the evolution of monoamine theories into neuroplasticity theories to be compelling. They especially seem to find my principal argument to be persuasive: Until quite recently, the use of drugs to generate and test pathophysiological hypotheses—the pharmacological bridge—has been a paramount driving force in psychiatric research.
Department/s
Publishing year
2018-12-06
Language
English
Pages
309-310
Publication/Series
Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology
Volume
4
Issue
25
Document type
Journal article (letter)
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Topic
- History of Technology
- Psychiatry
- Sociology (excluding Social Work, Social Psychology and Social Anthropology)
Status
Published
Project
- After the success with the new generation antidepressants: Experiences, practices, discourses and changes in the self.
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1086-3303