Unraveling the roots of depression–it’s complicated

Kenneth L. Davis; Christian Montag

doi:10.1080/15294145.2023.2261454

Unraveling the roots of depression–it’s complicated

Kenneth L. Davis
, Christian Montag

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Abstract

The present work comments on Watt’s Target Article, which argues that focusing on separation distress, a relevant construct from Pankseppian affective neuroscience theory, might help to shed new light on depression. This represents an important new research avenue, because Watt’s recent work shows the difficulties in understanding depression, a devastating state of mind with millions around the globe being afflicted. Several key points of Watt’s work are summarized and reflected on.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	171-174
Number of pages	4
Journal	Neuropsychoanalysis
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/15294145.2023.2261454
State	Published - 2023
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Depression
Panksepp
affective neuroscience
panic
separation distress

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