Depressive Disorders-New Challenges

Dear Colleagues,

“The disproportion between the scientific and technical achievements of our civilization and the level of satisfaction with our own lives is striking. It is a kind of sadness of a fulfilled fairy tale. Humanity's boldest dreams have come true, and yet man is not happy; what is more – he is dissatisfied with what he has created, with the times in which he lives (...) he cannot enjoy life (...). Despite the comforts and all the conveniences that modern civilization brings, he is sad, bored, dissatisfied with himself and the world around him; he sees no room for improvement.”

Antoni Kępiński (1918–1972)

Polish doctor, psychiatrist, scientist, humanist and philosopher

The latest Special Issue of the journal Life is devoted to depressive disorders. Its title, “Depressive Disorders—New Challenges”, best reflects the range of information we would like to provide you with.

We live in the era of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic, which has revealed many human weaknesses (also in the mental sphere) and posed new challenges.

This Special Issue presents the most recent reports on the biological understanding of the causes of depression, gender differences in the course of depression, as well as psychological factors that may be relevant to the etiology of the disease.

You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Psych.

Prof. Dr. Monika Talarowska
Prof. Dr. Dominik Strzelecki
Prof. Dr. Napoleon Waszkiewicz
Prof. Dr. Jan Chodkiewicz
Guest Editors

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