Psychiatry Research
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 176-180 , 30 September 2010

The effects of anhedonia and depression on hedonic responses

  • Yulia Chentsova-Dutton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, 306 White-Gravenor Hall, 3700 O Street, NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +202 687 3639; fax: +202 687 6050.
    • ,
  • Kaitlin Hanley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, 535 Moore Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA

Received 17 July 2008 ,Revised 2 April 2009 ,Accepted 18 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2009.06.013

Psychiatry Research
Volume 179, Issue 2 , Pages 176-180 , 30 September 2010

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