2017
Reevaluating the Efficacy and Predictability of Antidepressant Treatments: A Symptom Clustering Approach
Chekroud AM, Gueorguieva R, Krumholz HM, Trivedi MH, Krystal JH, McCarthy G. Reevaluating the Efficacy and Predictability of Antidepressant Treatments: A Symptom Clustering Approach. JAMA Psychiatry 2017, 74: 370-378. PMID: 28241180, PMCID: PMC5863470, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAffectAgedAntidepressive AgentsBupropionCitalopramCluster AnalysisDepressive Disorder, MajorDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Therapy, CombinationDuloxetine HydrochlorideFemaleHumansMaleMianserinMiddle AgedMirtazapineRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSleepSyndromeTreatment OutcomeVenlafaxine HydrochlorideYoung AdultConceptsCore emotional symptomsDepressive severitySymptom clustersHamilton Depression Rating ScaleDepression Outcomes trialDifferent antidepressant medicationsHAM-D scaleHigh-dose duloxetinePhase 3 trialEmotional symptomsPatient-reported dataDepression Rating ScaleSequenced Treatment AlternativesGroup of symptomsCluster of symptomsDepressive symptom checklistMixed-effects regression analysisDepressive Symptomatology ScaleAntidepressant therapyAntidepressant treatmentAntidepressant medicationOutcome trialsCombining MedicationsAtypical symptomsAdditional placeboTrajectories of relapse in randomised, placebo-controlled trials of treatment discontinuation in major depressive disorder: an individual patient-level data meta-analysis
Gueorguieva R, Chekroud AM, Krystal JH. Trajectories of relapse in randomised, placebo-controlled trials of treatment discontinuation in major depressive disorder: an individual patient-level data meta-analysis. The Lancet Psychiatry 2017, 4: 230-237. PMID: 28189575, PMCID: PMC5340978, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(17)30038-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive medicationActive treatmentClinical trialsDepression severityHamilton Depression Rating Scale scoresDepression Rating Scale scoresClinical Global Impression scoresIndividual patient-level dataDouble-blind treatmentPlacebo-controlled trialPatterns of relapseGlobal Impression scoresIndividual patient dataPrevention of relapseTrajectory class membershipTreatment of depressionMajor depressive disorderRating Scale scoresPatient-level dataPost-traumatic stress disorderTreatment discontinuationAntidepressant treatmentClinical responseAlcohol Research CenterAntidepressant medication
2015
Unifying treatments for depression: an application of the Free Energy Principle
Chekroud A. Unifying treatments for depression: an application of the Free Energy Principle. Frontiers In Psychology 2015, 6: 153. PMID: 25750630, PMCID: PMC4335302, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00153.Peer-Reviewed Original Research