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The Anatomy of a Depression: Part I

By Robert J. Hedaya, M.D., D.F.A.P.A on January 28, 2009 in Health Matters

The Anatomy of Depression: Part I

GOAL: The person with depression is in a complex homeostatic state, albeit a disturbed, negative, painful one. The task of the clinician is to develop an understanding of the homeostatic processes (social, biological, etc) involved, and the nodal points that require intervention.

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Robert Hedaya, M.D., D.F.A.P.A.

Robert J. Hedaya, M.D., D.F.A.P.A., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Georgetown University Hospital and Founder of the National Center for Whole Psychiatry.

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