2024
Cerebral Blood Flow Changes and Neuroticism in Late-Life Depression
Anderson T, Steffens D, Wang L, Pearlson G. Cerebral Blood Flow Changes and Neuroticism in Late-Life Depression. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2024, 32: s49-s50. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2024.01.121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMontgomery Asberg Depression Rating ScaleLate-life depressionAsberg Depression Rating ScaleLeft putamenFrontal poleLow neuroticismGroup differencesDecreased CBFLLD subjectsDepression severityDepression groupLLD groupCerebral blood flowNever-depressed control subjectsNever-depressed healthy controlsNEO Personality InventoryNever-depressed groupDepression Rating ScaleNeuroticism personality traitFrontal lobe structuresGroup effectBrain morphological changesT1-weighted MPRAGE imagesHealthy controlsSignificant group effect
2023
Altered Resting-State Activity and Connectivity in Late-Life Depression with Suicidal Ideation
Wang L, Manning K, Pearlson G, Steffens D. Altered Resting-State Activity and Connectivity in Late-Life Depression with Suicidal Ideation. American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: e22-e23. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2023.02.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDefault mode networkVentrolateral prefrontal cortexLate-life depressionFunctional connectivityPrefrontal cortexOlder adultsOlder depressed adultsBrain activityDepressed adultsSuicidal ideationGreater brain activityVisual cortexWeaker functional connectivityStronger functional connectivityResting-state fMRI dataResting-state activitySuicidal behaviorWhole-brain voxelwiseNon-SI groupROI functional connectivityDepression severitySI groupCerebellar cortexCerebellar functional connectivityResting activityAssociation between perceived stress and brain structure volumes in older adults without late-life depression: a key role for the thalamus?
Anam A, Wang L, Pearlson G. Association between perceived stress and brain structure volumes in older adults without late-life depression: a key role for the thalamus? American Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2023, 31: s61-s62. DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.12.221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLate-life depressionThalamus volumeEarly life stressHC groupLLD groupPrefrontal cortexOlder adultsAnterior cingulateBrain volumeControl groupDuke Depression Evaluation ScheduleMontgomery-Asberg Depression Rating ScaleSimilar findingsHealthy control subjectsDepression Rating ScaleIntracranial brain volumeSignificant differencesSignificant correlationConnecticut Health CenterDorsal anterior cingulateSubcortical brain regionsStandardized acquisition protocolBrain structure volumesVentral anterior cingulateInstitutional review board
2022
Characterizing Heterogeneity in Neuroimaging, Cognition, Clinical Symptoms, and Genetics Among Patients With Late-Life Depression
Wen J, Fu C, Tosun D, Veturi Y, Yang Z, Abdulkadir A, Mamourian E, Srinivasan D, Skampardoni I, Singh A, Nawani H, Bao J, Erus G, Shou H, Habes M, Doshi J, Varol E, Mackin R, Sotiras A, Fan Y, Saykin A, Sheline Y, Shen L, Ritchie M, Wolk D, Albert M, Resnick S, Davatzikos C, Weiner M, Aisen P, Petersen R, Jack C, Jagust W, Trojanowki J, Toga A, Beckett L, Green R, Saykin A, Morris J, Shaw L, Liu E, Montine T, Thomas R, Donohue M, Walter S, Gessert D, Sather T, Jiminez G, Harvey D, Bernstein M, Fox N, Thompson P, Schuff N, DeCArli C, Borowski B, Gunter J, Senjem M, Vemuri P, Jones D, Kantarci K, Ward C, Koeppe R, Foster N, Reiman E, Chen K, Mathis C, Landau S, Cairns N, Reinwald L, Lee V, Korecka M, Figurski M, Crawford K, Neu S, Foroud T, Potkin S, Shen L, Kelley F, Kim S, Nho K, Kachaturian Z, Frank R, Snyder P, Molchan S, Kaye J, Quinn J, Lind B, Carter R, Dolen S, Schneider L, Pawluczyk S, Beccera M, Teodoro L, Spann B, Brewer J, Vanderswag H, Fleisher A, Heidebrink J, Lord J, Mason S, Albers C, Knopman D, Johnson K, Doody R, Meyer J, Chowdhury M, Rountree S, Dang M, Stern Y, Honig L, Bell K, Ances B, Morris J, Carroll M, Leon S, Householder E, Mintun M, Schneider S, Oliver A, Marson D, Griffith R, Clark D, Geldmacher D, Brockington J, Roberson E, Grossman H, Mitsis E, deToledo-Morrell L, Shah R, Duara R, Varon D, Greig M, Roberts P, Albert M, Onyike C, DAgostino II D, Kielb S, Galvin J, Pogorelec D, Cerbone B, Michel C, Rusinek H, Leon M, Glodzik L, Santi S, Doraiswamy P, Petrella J, Wong T, Arnold S, Karlawish J, Wolk D, Smith C, Jicha G, Hardy P, Sinha P, Oates E, Conrad G, Lopez O, Oakley M, Simpson D, Porsteinsson A, Goldstein B, Martin K, Makino K, Ismail M, Brand C, Mulnard R, Thai G, Ortiz C, Womack K, Mathews D, Quiceno M, Arrastia R, King R, Weiner M, Cook K, DeVous M, Levey A, Lah J, Cellar J, Burns J, Anderson H, Swerdlow R, Apostolova L, Tingus K, Woo E, Silverman D, Lu P, Bartzokis G, Radford N, Parfitt F, Kendall T, Johnson H, Farlow M, Hake A, Matthews B, Herring S, Hunt C, Dyck C, Carson R, MacAvoy M, Chertkow H, Bergman H, Hosein C, Black S, Stefanovic B, Caldwell C, Hsiung G, Feldman H, Mudge B, Assaly M, Kertesz A, Rogers J, Trost D, Bernick C, Munic D, Kerwin D, Mesulam M, Lipowski K, Wu C, Johnson N, Sadowsky C, Martinez W, Villena T, Turner R, Johnson K, Reynolds B, Sperling R, Johnson K, Marshall G, Frey M, Yesavage J, Taylor J, Lane B, Rosen A, Tinklenberg J, Sabbagh M, Belden C, Jacobson S, Sirrel S, Kowall N, Killiany R, Budson A, Norbash A, Johnson P, Obisesan T, Wolday S, Allard J, Lerner A, Ogrocki P, Hudson L, Fletcher E, Carmichael O, Olichney J, DeCarli C, Kittur S, Borrie M, Lee T, Bartha D, Johnson S, Asthana S, Carlsson C, Potkin S, Preda A, Nguyen D, Tariot P, Reeder S, Bates V, Capote H, Rainka M, Scharre D, Kataki M, Adeli A, Zimmerman E, Celmins D, Brown A, Pearlson G, Blank K, Anderson K, Santulli R, Kitzmiller T, Schwartz E, Sink K, Williamson J, Garg P, Watkins F, Ott B, Querfurth H, Tremont G, Salloway S, Malloy P, Correia S, Rosen H, Miller B, Mintzer J, Spicer K, Bachman D, Finger E, Pasternak S, Rachinsky I, Drost D, Pomara N, Hernando R, Sarrael A, Schultz S, Ponto L, Shim H, Smith K, Relkin N, Chaing G, Raudin L, Smith A, Fargher K, Raj B. Characterizing Heterogeneity in Neuroimaging, Cognition, Clinical Symptoms, and Genetics Among Patients With Late-Life Depression. JAMA Psychiatry 2022, 79: 464-474. PMID: 35262657, PMCID: PMC8908227, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.0020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-life depressionHealthy control individualsClinical symptomsSubset of individualsControl individualsGray matter brain volumeWidespread brain atrophyWhite matter fractional anisotropyMajor depressive disorderHigher depression severityGenetic profileBrain atrophyClinical outcomesClinical manifestationsDepressive disorderPossible disease mechanismsMAIN OUTCOMEBrain agingGeneral populationDepression severityMulticenter consortiumBrain volumeCognitive impairmentMulticenter sampleAlzheimer's disease
2019
Increased ventromedial prefrontal cortex activity and connectivity predict poor sertraline treatment outcome in late‐life depression
Emam H, Steffens DC, Pearlson G, Wang L. Increased ventromedial prefrontal cortex activity and connectivity predict poor sertraline treatment outcome in late‐life depression. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2019, 34: 730-737. PMID: 30761621, PMCID: PMC6480406, DOI: 10.1002/gps.5079.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-life depressionSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsNonresponder groupFunctional connectivitySSRI responseMADRS scoresResting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleMajor depressive disorder patientsPrefrontal cortexMagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scansFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scansSubgenual cingulate areaSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsDepressive disorder patientsAcute treatment responseResonance imaging scansDepression Rating ScaleLower functional connectivityHigher functional connectivityFalse discovery rate correctionResting-state activityDefault mode networkROI connectivityAntidepressant treatment
2000
MRI findings differentiate between late‐onset schizophrenia and late‐life mood disorder
Rabins P, Aylward E, Holroyd S, Pearlson G. MRI findings differentiate between late‐onset schizophrenia and late‐life mood disorder. International Journal Of Geriatric Psychiatry 2000, 15: 954-960. PMID: 11044878, DOI: 10.1002/1099-1166(200010)15:10<954::aid-gps224>3.0.co;2-o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate-onset schizophreniaLate-life bipolar disorderBilateral cortical atrophyLarger third ventriclesRight temporal hornLate-life mood disordersLate-life depressionDegree of atrophyNormal control groupGender-matched controlsFunctional imaging studiesSulcal enlargementCortical atrophyMRI findingsTemporal hornFunctional abnormalitiesSylvian fissureMood disordersThird ventricleOutpatient servicesMRI scansPatientsAffective disordersControl groupBipolar disorder
1991
Centrum semiovale white matter CT changes associated with normal ageing, Alzheimer's disease and late life depression with and without reversible dementia
Pearlson G, Rabins P, Burns A. Centrum semiovale white matter CT changes associated with normal ageing, Alzheimer's disease and late life depression with and without reversible dementia. Psychological Medicine 1991, 21: 321-328. PMID: 1876637, DOI: 10.1017/s0033291700020420.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlzheimer's diseaseCT attenuation numbersGray matterAttenuation numberCranial CT scanLate-life depressionElderly patientsReversible dementiaPatient groupCT changesLife depressionMajor depressionCentrum semiovaleAttenuation valuesCT scanNormal controlsElderly controlsNeuropsychological evaluationNormal agingDiseasePatientsDepressionCognitive tasksDementiaReliable means