Multiple Choice
The earliest catecholamine hypothesis of affective disorders suggested that depression results from
A) an excessive amount of norepinephrine activity
B) an excessive amount of dopamine activity
C) a deficiency of norepinephrine and/or dopamine in the brain
D) none of these
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