2021
Depression Mediates the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Internet Addiction in Female but Not Male Chinese Adolescents and Young Adults
Dong X, Zhang R, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Wang W, Li CR, Zhang S. Depression Mediates the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Internet Addiction in Female but Not Male Chinese Adolescents and Young Adults. Journal Of Clinical Medicine 2021, 10: 5015. PMID: 34768534, PMCID: PMC8584624, DOI: 10.3390/jcm10215015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChildhood traumaYoung adultsSex differencesPsychological risk factorsRisk factorsSevere depressionSignificant associationSociodemographic characteristicsTraumaFuture preventionControl participantsDepressionIntervention strategiesStandardized assessmentSeverityAddictionFemalesMalesEmotional neglectAdultsAdolescentsSexual abuseBehavioral addictions
2019
Hypothalamic Responses to Cocaine and Food Cues in Individuals with Cocaine Dependence
Zhang S, Zhornitsky S, Le TM, Li CR. Hypothalamic Responses to Cocaine and Food Cues in Individuals with Cocaine Dependence. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2019, 22: 754-764. PMID: 31420667, PMCID: PMC6929672, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyz044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthy control participantsHypothalamic activationCocaine useCocaine-dependent participantsFood cuesCocaine addictionHypothalamic responseControl participantsCocaine Craving QuestionnaireRecent cocaine useFunctional magnetic resonance imagingMagnetic resonance imagingCue-related activationsInferior parietal cortexHypothalamic dysfunctionClinical variablesDopaminergic pathwaysTonic cravingFood intakeQuestionnaire scoresRodent studiesVisual cortexParietal cortexResonance imagingHypothalamus
2018
The Comorbidity Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Depression: Interrelationship and Neural Mechanisms
Liu L, Yao YW, Li CR, Zhang JT, Xia CC, Lan J, Ma SS, Zhou N, Fang XY. The Comorbidity Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Depression: Interrelationship and Neural Mechanisms. Frontiers In Psychiatry 2018, 9: 154. PMID: 29740358, PMCID: PMC5924965, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00154.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInternet gaming disorderDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNeural mechanismsLeft amygdalaGaming disorderRight dorsolateral prefrontal cortexDepression symptomsPrecentral gyrusAutoregressive cross-lagged modelingBrain imaging researchExecutive control networkResting-state functional connectivity studyCross-lagged modelingFunctional connectivity studiesLongitudinal survey studyNeural levelBrain mechanismsEmotional deficitsPrefrontal cortexCognitive deficitsPsychotherapy interventionsControl participantsIGD severityCollege studentsConnectivity studies
2014
Cognitive Control in Opioid Dependence and Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Liao DL, Huang CY, Hu S, Fang SC, Wu CS, Chen WT, Lee TS, Chen PC, Li CS. Cognitive Control in Opioid Dependence and Methadone Maintenance Treatment. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e94589. PMID: 24727743, PMCID: PMC3984179, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094589.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMethadone maintenance treatmentOpioid dependencePost-error slowingStop-signal reaction timePsychiatric comorbidityMaintenance treatmentCognitive controlAbstinence durationOpioid-dependent individualsResponse inhibitionHealthy control participantsMethadone treatmentSignal reaction timeCognitive dysfunctionMMT groupPsychiatric clinicSubstance misuseLonger abstinenceComorbiditiesHC participantsControl participantsDependent individualsSignal taskBehavioral adjustmentPublic health
2013
Effects of Androgen Deprivation on Cerebral Morphometry in Prostate Cancer Patients – An Exploratory Study
Chao HH, Hu S, Ide JS, Uchio E, Zhang S, Rose M, Concato J, Li CS. Effects of Androgen Deprivation on Cerebral Morphometry in Prostate Cancer Patients – An Exploratory Study. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e72032. PMID: 23977199, PMCID: PMC3747074, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen deprivation therapyProstate cancer patientsGray matter volumeMagnetic resonance imagingPrimary motor cortexCancer patientsVoxel-based morphometryMatter volumeMotor cortexProstate cancerEffects of ADTLow-risk prostate cancerCerebral gray matter volumeStatistical Parametric Mapping 8Utility of brainControl participantsHigh-resolution magnetic resonance imagingPotential side effectsQuality of lifeResolution magnetic resonance imagingSame time pointsFunctional magnetic resonance imagingHigh-resolution T1Prefrontal cortical activationDorsolateral prefrontal cortex