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
2022
Elevated cognitive rumination and adverse life events are associated with lower cortical surface area and suicidal ideation in adolescents with major depressive disorder
Dauvermann M, Schmaal L, Colic L, van Velzen L, Bellow S, Ford T, Suckling J, Goodyer I, Consortium I, Blumberg H, van Harmelen A. Elevated cognitive rumination and adverse life events are associated with lower cortical surface area and suicidal ideation in adolescents with major depressive disorder. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2022, 325: 93-101. PMID: 36584707, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2022.12.087.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderDifferences in Quantification of the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Across Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder
Holmes S, Asch R, Davis M, DellaGioia N, Pashankar N, Gallezot J, Nabulsi N, Matuskey D, Sanacora G, Carson R, Blumberg H, Esterlis I. Differences in Quantification of the Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor 5 Across Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. Biological Psychiatry 2022, 93: 1099-1107. PMID: 36764853, PMCID: PMC10164841, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2022.10.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor depressive disorderMetabotropic glutamate receptor 5Glutamate receptor 5MGluR5 availabilityBipolar disorderPositron emission tomographyHC groupDepressive disorderReceptor 5Emission tomographyHealthy control individualsPossible treatment targetsGlutamate transmissionBD depressionTreatment strategiesBD groupMGluR5Depressive symptomsNovel treatmentsCognitive alterationsTreatment targetsSynaptic plasticityControl individualsAccurate diagnosisSignificant negative correlationA 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 treatmentDorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients
Dhaher R, Bronen RA, Spencer L, Colic L, Brown F, Mian A, Sandhu M, Pittman B, Spencer D, Blumberg HP, Altalib H. Dorsal bed nucleus of stria terminalis in depressed and nondepressed temporal lobe epilepsy patients. Epilepsia 2022, 63: 2561-2570. PMID: 35883245, DOI: 10.1111/epi.17377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTemporal lobe epilepsyDorsal bed nucleusTLE patientsEpilepsy patientsBed nucleusHC subjectsStria terminalisTemporal lobe epilepsy patientsMini International Neuropsychiatric InterviewMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansTreatment-resistant depressionComprehensive Epilepsy CenterHealthy control subjectsStructural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansResonance imaging scansNumber of patientsCase-control studyInternational Neuropsychiatric InterviewMajor depressive disorderCommon comorbid disordersHuman clinical studiesEpilepsy centersLobe epilepsyComorbid depressionControl subjects
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