2020
Precision non-implantable neuromodulation therapies: a perspective for the depressed brain
Borrione L, Bellini H, Razza L, Avila A, Baeken C, Brem A, Busatto G, Carvalho A, Chekroud A, Daskalakis Z, Deng Z, Downar J, Gattaz W, Loo C, Lotufo P, da Graça M. Martin M, McClintock S, O’Shea J, Padberg F, Passos I, Salum G, Vanderhasselt M, Fraguas R, Benseñor I, Valiengo L, Brunoni A. Precision non-implantable neuromodulation therapies: a perspective for the depressed brain. Brazilian Journal Of Psychiatry 2020, 42: 403-419. PMID: 32187319, PMCID: PMC7430385, DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2019-0741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderSide effectsCurrent first-line treatmentMultiple medication trialsMagnetic seizure therapyFirst-line treatmentCognitive side effectsTranscranial direct current stimulationTranscranial magnetic stimulationDirect current stimulationCognitive behavioral therapyCost-effectiveness analysisClinical respondersSeizure therapyElectroconvulsive therapyMedication trialsPathophysiological mechanismsClinical trialsDepressed patientsDepressive disorderDepressed brainMagnetic stimulationNeuromodulation techniquesCurrent stimulationTherapy
2019
A Mendelian Randomization Approach for Assessing the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Depression
Chekroud A. A Mendelian Randomization Approach for Assessing the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Depression. JAMA Psychiatry 2019, 76: 361-362. PMID: 30673064, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.3870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRepetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression
Chekroud A, Cristea I. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression. The Lancet 2019, 393: 403. PMID: 30712895, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32760-0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research