title: Brain imaging: a key to understanding depression.
abstract: According to the World Development Report 1993 one third of people with a mental illness suffer from a depressive disorder. There is a need for early diagnosis and effective treatment in order to limit the impact on patients' lives. Knowledge gained from brain imaging research may help to improve our understanding and treatment of depression.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cognitive Psychopharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF.
authors.forename: Martina T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Mitterschiffthaler
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Tonmoy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents