2020
Convergent molecular, cellular, and cortical neuroimaging signatures of major depressive disorder
Anderson KM, Collins MA, Kong R, Fang K, Li J, He T, Chekroud AM, Yeo BTT, Holmes AJ. Convergent molecular, cellular, and cortical neuroimaging signatures of major depressive disorder. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 25138-25149. PMID: 32958675, PMCID: PMC7547155, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008004117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAstrocytesAutopsyBrainCerebral CortexDepressive Disorder, MajorFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGene OntologyGene Regulatory NetworksGenome-Wide Association StudyGenomicsHumansInterneuronsMaleMultifactorial InheritanceNeuroimagingSignal TransductionSingle-Cell AnalysisSomatostatinConceptsGenome-wide association studiesTranscriptional dataTranscriptional correlatesMajor depressive disorderCorrelates of depressionGene transcriptionSpecific genesGene expressionGene dysregulationIntegrative analysisBiological pathwaysAssociation studiesExpression dataGenesMolecular pathwaysCortical gene expressionDepressive disorderEx vivo geneCells associatesIntegrated analysisVivo geneBiological systemsRegulationPathwayUK BiobankPrecision 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 stimulationTherapySymptom clusters in adolescent depression and differential response to treatment: a secondary analysis of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study randomised trial
Bondar J, Caye A, Chekroud A, Kieling C. Symptom clusters in adolescent depression and differential response to treatment: a secondary analysis of the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study randomised trial. The Lancet Psychiatry 2020, 7: 337-343. PMID: 32199509, DOI: 10.1016/s2215-0366(20)30060-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentBayes TheoremChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyCombined Modality TherapyDepressive Disorder, MajorDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental DisordersFemaleFluoxetineHumansMalePsychiatric Status Rating ScalesSelective Serotonin Reuptake InhibitorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesConceptsChildren's Depression Rating Scale-RevisedCognitive behavioral therapyCDRS-R scoresSymptom clustersDepression StudyTreatment efficacySecondary analysisMajor depressive disorderDSM-IV diagnosisCo-occurring symptomsSpecific symptom clustersPlacebo groupAcute phaseClinical profileActive treatmentSymptom scoresSleep disturbancesClinical trialsDepressive disorderPill placeboTreatment responseTherapeutic modalitiesSpecific symptomsNew therapiesPhysical complaints
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