Anhedonia and substance dependence: clinical correlates and treatment options

Anhedonia is a condition in which the capacity of experiencing pleasure is totally or partially lost, and it refers to both a state symptom in various psychiatric disorders and a personality trait. It has a putative neural substrate, consisting in the dopaminergic mesolimbic and mesocortical reward...

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Main Authors: Daniele Stavros eHatzigiakoumis, Giovanni eMartinotti, Massimo eDi Giannantonio, Luigi eJaniri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2011.00010/full