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What Causes Depression?
Untangling the Risk Factors for Depression
Why Worry About Causes? (7:24)
Notes to Accompany This Course
Three Lenses: Classifying Risk Factors for Depression (14:38)
The Past: Biology and History
Biological Factors: Genetics, Gender, and Age (11:29)
Historical Factors (9:42)
Depression, Illness, and Substances
Illness and Substances (13:57)
The External World: Situational and Social Factors
Major Life Events (7:48)
Other Situational Factors (11:48)
Social Factors (7:12)
Lifestyle-Based Physiological Factors
Dietary Factors (10:44)
Sleep Disorders (3:54)
Fitness and Activity Level (4:09)
Depression and the Ways We Think
Cognitive Vulnerability, Part One (12:10)
Cognitive Vulnerability, Part Two (7:10)
The Roles of Emotion and Meaning
Emotional Factors (8:27)
The Loss of Meaning (7:03)
Brain Biochemistry
A Brief Introduction to Brain Biochemistry (7:52)
Biochemical Imbalance? (12:44)
Course Wrapup
Course Summary (9:50)
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