Posted by SLS on August 17, 2009, at 19:08:42
In reply to Re: Lack of Motivation, posted by SLS on August 17, 2009, at 19:04:41
Here is the article:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090812181437.htm
- Scott
> > But it wasn't fun to hear:
> > "Anhedonia is less responsive to many antidepressants and often persists after other symptoms of depression subside."
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> This is true, unfortunately.
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> I just read an article that proposed that integral to anhedonia is the lack of incentive to "work" for the reward. There is a judgment made that it is just not worth the effort. There simply is not enough craving for the reward. This lack of craving is hypothesized to be the result of a deficit of dopaminergic neurotransmission in the limbic system - nucleus accumbens, I think.
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> If I can find the article again, I'll post it. My explanation is rather weak.
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> - Scott
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