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The study aims to explore the link between psychosocial stress and the neurobiological mechanisms of recurrent affective disorders.

Transduction of psychosocial stress into the neurobiology of recurrent affective disorder

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Demonstrates how psychosocial stress impacts long-term neurobiology in affective disorders, highlighting early intervention benefits.

The study aims to explore the link between psychosocial stress and the neurobiological mechanisms of recurrent affective disorders.
Analysis of clinical observations and systematic studies regarding psychosocial stress and affective disorders
Investigation of gene expression changes induced by stressors
Focus on the role of protooncogene c-fos and related transcription factors
Psychosocial stressors are significantly related to the first episode of major affective disorder.
Both stressors and episodes trigger long-lasting changes in neurobiology, affecting transmitters and receptors.
Early intervention is crucial to prevent severe transformations in affective disorders.

R.M. Post (1992) studied this question.

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