2022
A graph theory neuroimaging approach to distinguish the depression of bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder in adolescents and young adults
Goldman DA, Sankar A, Rich A, Kim JA, Pittman B, Constable RT, Scheinost D, Blumberg HP. A graph theory neuroimaging approach to distinguish the depression of bipolar disorder from major depressive disorder in adolescents and young adults. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 319: 15-26. PMID: 36103935, PMCID: PMC9669784, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescents/young adultsMajor depressive disorderDepressive disorderYoung adultsICD increasesBipolar disorderInterhemispheric functional connectivityFunctional connectivity differencesSeed-based analysisFunctional connectivity patternsSeed-based connectivityFunctional magnetic resonanceFunctional connectivity measuresBasal gangliaFunctional dysconnectivityIllness progressionTreatment strategiesClinical measuresEarly diagnosisHC groupTargeted treatmentConnectivity differencesSuicide thoughtsFunctional connectivityDeleterious treatment
2018
Gray and white matter differences in adolescents and young adults with prior suicide attempts across bipolar and major depressive disorders
Fan S, Lippard ETC, Sankar A, Wallace A, Johnston JAY, Wang F, Pittman B, Spencer L, Oquendo MA, Blumberg HP. Gray and white matter differences in adolescents and young adults with prior suicide attempts across bipolar and major depressive disorders. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2018, 245: 1089-1097. PMID: 30699851, PMCID: PMC6903411, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2018.11.095.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderYoung adult suicide attemptersNon-suicide attemptersAdult suicide attemptersBipolar disorderSuicide attemptersFractional anisotropyDepressive disorderGM volumePrevention strategiesBrain circuitryYoung adultsBrain circuitry abnormalitiesAdolescents/young adultsWhite matter fractional anisotropyEarly prevention strategiesAdolescence/young adulthoodMagnetic resonance scanningWhite matter alterationsGray matter volumeSuicide prevention strategiesPrior suicide attemptsWM fractional anisotropyWhole-brain analysisWhite matter differences
2017
Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder
Weathers J, Lippard ETC, Spencer L, Pittman B, Wang F, Blumberg HP. Longitudinal Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Adolescents and Young Adults With Bipolar Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2017, 57: 111-117. PMID: 29413143, PMCID: PMC5806147, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescents/young adultsDiffusion tensor imaging studyAdolescence/young adulthoodLongitudinal diffusion tensor imaging studyBipolar disorderVentral prefrontal cortexFractional anisotropyYoung adultsHealthy controlsWhite matterImaging studiesUncinate fasciculusYoung adulthoodUF fractional anisotropyWhole-brain analysisClinical factorsTime-related changesSignificant interactionLongitudinal neuroimagingPrefrontal cortexDTI scansNeurodevelopmental pathophysiologyAdultsAgeTrait features