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11 - Cognition and biomarkers in major depressive disorder: endophenotype or epiphenomenon?

from Part II - Underlying biological substrates associated with cognitive dysfunction in major depressive disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 March 2016

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Shane J. McInerney ,
Philip Gorwood  and
Sidney H. Kennedy
Edited by
Roger S. McIntyre
Edited in association with
Danielle S. Cha
Roger S. McIntyre
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
Danielle S. Cha
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Cognitive Impairment in Major Depressive Disorder
Clinical Relevance, Biological Substrates, and Treatment Opportunities
 , pp. 145 - 159
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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