Neurobiological mechanisms in major depressive disorder

MeSH terms

• Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use
• Atrophy
• Brain / metabolism
• Brain / pathology
• Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / genetics
• Child
• Child Behavior / psychology
• Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / blood
• Depressive Disorder, Major / genetics*
• Depressive Disorder, Major / metabolism*
• Depressive Disorder, Major / therapy
• Dopamine / metabolism
• Environment
• Humans
• Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / physiology
• Pituitary-Adrenal System / physiology
• Polymorphism, Genetic
• Psychotherapy
• Receptors, Dopamine / genetics
• Serotonin / metabolism
• Serotonin Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / genetics
• Stress, Psychological / psychology