Testing the social competition hypothesis of depression using a simple economic game
BackgroundPrice's social competition hypothesis interprets the depressive state as an unconscious, involuntary losing strategy, which enables individuals to yield and accept defeat in competitive situations.AimsWe investigated whether patients who suffer from major depressive disorder (MDD) wou...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2016-03-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472400001307/type/journal_article |