2023
Ketamine and the neurobiology of depression: Toward next-generation rapid-acting antidepressant treatments
Krystal J, Kaye A, Jefferson S, Girgenti M, Wilkinson S, Sanacora G, Esterlis I. Ketamine and the neurobiology of depression: Toward next-generation rapid-acting antidepressant treatments. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2305772120. PMID: 38011560, PMCID: PMC10710048, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2305772120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCognitive behavioral therapy following esketamine for major depression and suicidal ideation for relapse prevention: The CBT-ENDURE randomized clinical trial study protocol
Kitay B, Murphy E, Macaluso M, Corlett P, Hershenberg R, Joormann J, Martinez-Kaigi V, Nikayin S, Rhee T, Sanacora G, Shelton R, Thase M, Wilkinson S. Cognitive behavioral therapy following esketamine for major depression and suicidal ideation for relapse prevention: The CBT-ENDURE randomized clinical trial study protocol. Psychiatry Research 2023, 330: 115585. PMID: 37935086, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115585.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCognitive behavioral therapyMajor depressionSuicidal ideationRelapse preventionBehavioral therapyStudy protocolHigh riskClinical trial study protocolLong-term treatment approachKey secondary outcomesTrial study protocolHigh relapse rateHigh-risk populationSignificant suicidal ideationHospital dischargeSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeRelapse rateFeasibility trialEsketamineTreatment approachesPatientsSuicide attemptsTherapySupplemental indicationsLong-term safety and maintenance of response with esketamine nasal spray in participants with treatment-resistant depression: interim results of the SUSTAIN-3 study
Zaki N, Chen L, Lane R, Doherty T, Drevets W, Morrison R, Sanacora G, Wilkinson S, Popova V, Fu D. Long-term safety and maintenance of response with esketamine nasal spray in participants with treatment-resistant depression: interim results of the SUSTAIN-3 study. Neuropsychopharmacology 2023, 48: 1225-1233. PMID: 37173512, PMCID: PMC10267177, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-023-01577-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionEsketamine treatmentMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total scoreCommon treatment-emergent adverse eventsLong-term extension studyTreatment-emergent adverse eventsEsketamine nasal sprayMean cumulative durationLong-term tolerabilityNew safety signalsHealth-related qualityMaintenance of responseLong-term treatmentMajor depressive disorderLong-term safetyPhase 3Scale total scoreMaintenance phaseOral antidepressantsData cutoffAdverse eventsMaintenance treatmentSustained efficacyEligible participantsDepression ratingsPredictors of response and remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc pooled analysis of two acute trials of esketamine nasal spray
Turkoz I, Nelson J, Wilkinson S, Borentain S, Macaluso M, Trivedi M, Williamson D, Sheehan J, Salvadore G, Singh J, Daly E. Predictors of response and remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression: A post hoc pooled analysis of two acute trials of esketamine nasal spray. Psychiatry Research 2023, 323: 115165. PMID: 37019044, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115165.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionEsketamine nasal sprayNasal sprayDay 28Day 8Clinical Global Impression-Severity scoreCGI-S scoresCurrent depressive episodePredictors of responsePlacebo nasal sprayIdentification of predictorsOral antidepressantsBaseline patientAcute trialPooled analysisDepressive episodeRemissionPsychiatric characteristicsPatientsSignificant anxietyYounger ageTreatment assignmentPotential predictorsPhase 3PredictorsThe Role of Psychotherapy in the Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression
Rogan T, Wilkinson S. The Role of Psychotherapy in the Management of Treatment-Resistant Depression. Psychiatric Clinics Of North America 2023, 46: 349-358. PMID: 37149349, DOI: 10.1016/j.psc.2023.02.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionRole of psychotherapySomatic therapiesLong-term outcomesPositive therapeutic benefitsPsychotherapy modalitiesRandomized trialsMood disordersTherapeutic benefitNeural plasticityTherapyMore trialsForms of psychotherapyTrialsDepressionLess evidenceModalitiesPsychotherapy approachesPsychotherapyPotential combinationsEffects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Functional Outcomes Among Medicare Patients With Comorbid Depression and Dementia: A Nationwide 1-Year Follow-Up Study.
Wilkinson S, Sint K, Forester B, Rhee T. Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy on Functional Outcomes Among Medicare Patients With Comorbid Depression and Dementia: A Nationwide 1-Year Follow-Up Study. The Journal Of Clinical Psychiatry 2023, 84 PMID: 36700843, DOI: 10.4088/jcp.22m14583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectroconvulsive therapyFunctional outcomeComorbid depressionPrincipal psychiatric diagnosisRandomized clinical trialsECT cohortECT patientsComparable cohortsSafe treatmentClinical trialsMedicare patientsCurrent treatmentFunctional declineLimited efficacyPropensity score methodsPsychiatric disordersSummary scoresPsychiatric diagnosisLarger sample sizeMultivariate analysisPsychological symptomsDementiaPatientsOlder adultsCohort
2022
International pooled patient-level meta-analysis of ketamine infusion for depression: In search of clinical moderators
Price RB, Kissel N, Baumeister A, Rohac R, Woody ML, Ballard ED, Zarate CA, Deakin W, Abdallah CG, Feder A, Charney DS, Grunebaum MF, Mann JJ, Mathew SJ, Gallagher B, McLoughlin DM, Murrough JW, Muthukumaraswamy S, McMillan R, Sumner R, Papakostas G, Fava M, Hock R, Phillips JL, Blier P, Shiroma P, Šóš P, Su TP, Chen MH, Tiger M, Lundberg J, Wilkinson ST, Wallace ML. International pooled patient-level meta-analysis of ketamine infusion for depression: In search of clinical moderators. Molecular Psychiatry 2022, 27: 5096-5112. PMID: 36071111, PMCID: PMC9763119, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-022-01757-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMontgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ScaleIndividual patient-level dataRating ScalePatient-level featuresDepression Rating ScaleHamilton Rating ScalePatient-level dataPrecision medicine approachRelevant psychiatric diagnosisEligible trialsIntravenous ketamineAntidepressant medicationStudy entryKetamine infusionPrior medicationAntidepressant propertiesKetamine effectsControl armClinical moderatorsTreatment decisionsTreatment resistanceStudy-level moderatorsDepressive symptomsPersonalized prescriptionDepression severity
2018
Double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial of intravenous ketamine as adjunctive therapy in treatment-resistant depression (TRD)
Fava M, Freeman MP, Flynn M, Judge H, Hoeppner BB, Cusin C, Ionescu DF, Mathew SJ, Chang LC, Iosifescu DV, Murrough J, Debattista C, Schatzberg AF, Trivedi MH, Jha MK, Sanacora G, Wilkinson ST, Papakostas GI. Double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial of intravenous ketamine as adjunctive therapy in treatment-resistant depression (TRD). Molecular Psychiatry 2018, 25: 1592-1603. PMID: 30283029, PMCID: PMC6447473, DOI: 10.1038/s41380-018-0256-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-resistant depressionSingle doseActive placeboSubanesthetic dosesIntravenous ketamineAdult treatment-resistant depressionTransient blood pressure elevationTransient antidepressant effectsBlood pressure elevationPlacebo-controlled studyDose-ranging trialInfusion of ketaminePrimary outcome measureAbility of ketamineCurrent depressive episodeSingle intravenous doseNMDA receptor antagonistTime interaction effectsMeaningful efficacyAntidepressant doseGreater dissociative symptomsAdjunctive therapyAntidepressant effectsEligible subjectsSecondary outcomesLeveraging Neuroplasticity to Enhance Adaptive Learning: The Potential for Synergistic Somatic-Behavioral Treatment Combinations to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Depression
Wilkinson ST, Holtzheimer PE, Gao S, Kirwin DS, Price RB. Leveraging Neuroplasticity to Enhance Adaptive Learning: The Potential for Synergistic Somatic-Behavioral Treatment Combinations to Improve Clinical Outcomes in Depression. Biological Psychiatry 2018, 85: 454-465. PMID: 30528745, PMCID: PMC6380941, DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.09.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical outcomesN-methyl-D-aspartate receptor modulatorsLong-term clinical outcomesLong-term treatment outcomesBehavioral interventionsImpairment of neuroplasticityUnderstanding of pathophysiologyStand-alone treatmentTranscranial brain stimulationNeuroplasticity deficitsSymptom burdenElectroconvulsive therapyReceptor modulatorsTreatment outcomesEnhanced neuroplasticityMood disordersDepressive symptomsBrain stimulationTreatment approachesSymptom reductionNeuroplasticityNeuropsychiatric disordersBehavioral therapyDisease statesTherapeutic development
2017
The Effect of a Single Dose of Intravenous Ketamine on Suicidal Ideation: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis
Wilkinson ST, Ballard ED, Bloch MH, Mathew SJ, Murrough JW, Feder A, Sos P, Wang G, Zarate CA, Sanacora G. The Effect of a Single Dose of Intravenous Ketamine on Suicidal Ideation: A Systematic Review and Individual Participant Data Meta-Analysis. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2017, 175: 150-158. PMID: 28969441, PMCID: PMC5794524, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17040472.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndividual participant dataLong-term safetySuicidal ideationKetamine effectsSingle doseParticipant dataSuicide itemOutcome measuresSystematic reviewIndividual Participant Data Meta-AnalysisLimited treatment optionsPrimary outcome measureSelf-reported outcome measuresData Meta-AnalysisIntravenous ketaminePublic health crisisKetamine administrationTreatment optionsQIDS-SRDepressed patientsDepressive symptomsIntervention studiesKetamineMeta-AnalysisSuicidal thoughts