Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 119, Issue 1 , Pages 92-99 , December 2009

Abnormal response to failure in unmedicated major depression

  • Katie M. Douglas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, PO Box 4345, Christchurch, New Zealand. Tel.: +64 3 3720400; fax: +64 3 3720407.
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  • Richard J. Porter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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  • Christopher M. Frampton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
    • ,
  • Peter Gallagher

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Neuroscience (Psychiatry), University of Newcastle, UK
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  • Allan H. Young

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Canada

Received 13 January 2009 ,Revised 19 February 2009 ,Accepted 21 February 2009.

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☆ Department in which work was done. Department of Neurology, Neurobiology and Psychiatry, University of Newcastle, UK.

PII: S0165-0327(09)00087-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.02.018

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 119, Issue 1 , Pages 92-99 , December 2009

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