Biochemistry of the affective disorders
Hullin, R.P.
Journal of International Medical Research 5(1 Suppl): 140-145
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-0605 PMID: 863084 Document Number: 120319
The idea that affective illness might be due to some biochemical malfunction of the patient is not new. A number of features of affective illness lend support to the biological hypothesis of aetiology. The evidence is briefly reviewed in this paper. There are three principal areas of biochemical interest in depression, namely electrolytes, biogenic amines and neuroendocrine abnormalities. Each of these is briefly reviewed.