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
2001
Cerebral blood flow in obsessive–compulsive patients with major depression: effect of treatment with sertraline or desipramine on treatment responders and non-responders
Hoehn-Saric R, Schlaepfer T, Greenberg B, McLeod D, Pearlson G, Wong S. Cerebral blood flow in obsessive–compulsive patients with major depression: effect of treatment with sertraline or desipramine on treatment responders and non-responders. Psychiatry Research 2001, 108: 89-100. PMID: 11738543, DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4927(01)00114-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBlood Flow VelocityCerebral CortexDepressive Disorder, MajorDesipramineDominance, CerebralDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedObsessive-Compulsive DisorderRegional Blood FlowSertralineTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-PhotonTreatment OutcomeConceptsRegional cerebral blood flowHigher regional cerebral blood flowWeeks of treatmentCerebral blood flowYale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive ScaleBlood flowTemporal regionsType of medicationEffects of sertralineMajor depressive episodePrefrontal regional cerebral blood flowAdministration of medicationsPrefrontal regionsHMPAO SPECT scansEffect of treatmentObsessive Compulsive ScaleDiffuse reductionRCBF reductionStudy entryBasal gangliaDepressive episodeClinical changesMajor depressionDrug treatmentTreatment responders