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The concept of biochemical disturbances underlying psychic disorders is a very old one. It has first been formulated by Hippocrate. He was of the opinion that certain mental diseases derive from a specific interaction of various body humors. Under this impression he defined i.e. depressive disorders as melancholia.
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Beckmann, H. (1985). Why should the Psychiatrist be Interested in Neurochemistry?. In: Pichot, P., Berner, P., Wolf, R., Thau, K. (eds) Clinical Psychopathology Nomenclature and Classification. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5049-9_50
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