2023
Estradiol effects on an emotional interference task in adolescents with current and remitted depression
Sullivan A, Chung Y, Novotny S, Epperson C, Kober H, Blumberg H, Gross J, Ochsner K, Pearlson G, Stevens M. Estradiol effects on an emotional interference task in adolescents with current and remitted depression. Hormones And Behavior 2023, 157: 105450. PMID: 37923628, PMCID: PMC10842169, DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2023.105450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAttentional biasesFacial expressionsAdolescent femalesRemitted depressionEmotional facial expressionsNeutral facial expressionsEmotional interference taskAttention capture effectsMajor depressive disorderMDD groupResponse reaction timesGroups of participantsMain effectHappy stimuliInterference taskEmotional stimuliEmotional contentAI scoreControl adolescentsDisorder onsetInterference scoresGroup interactionMDD adolescentsSex hormone estradiolAdolescents
2013
White matter abnormalities in adolescents with major depressive disorder
Bessette KL, Nave AM, Caprihan A, Stevens MC. White matter abnormalities in adolescents with major depressive disorder. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2013, 8: 531-541. PMID: 24242685, DOI: 10.1007/s11682-013-9274-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderWhite matter abnormalitiesDiffusion tensor imagingDepressive disorderFrontal lobeWhole brainRegional white matter abnormalitiesRight thalamic radiationOlder depressed patientsTract-based spatial statisticsCorpus callosum genuFrontal lobe tractsFractional anisotropy valuesLower FAAbnormal white matter microstructureInferior longitudinal fasciculusWhite matter connectionsWhite matter microstructureInternal capsuleExternal capsuleFA abnormalitiesDepressed patientsHealthy controlsAdolescents ages 13Posterior limb