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ReviewProgress in brain research2023

Functional MRI markers for treatment-resistant depression: Insights and challenges.

Vasileia Kotoula, Jennifer W Evans, Claire Punturieri, Sara C Johnson, Carlos A Zarate

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Review in Progress in brain research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
16.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Vasileia KotoulaExperimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States. Electronic address: vasileia.kotoula@nih.gov.
Jennifer W EvansExperimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Claire PunturieriExperimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Sara C JohnsonExperimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
Carlos A ZarateExperimental Therapeutics and Pathophysiology Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, United States.
National Institute of Mental Health · US

Funding

Glutamatergic Modulators for Rapid & Sustained Antidepressant EffectZIAMH002857 · NIMH · NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH · PI ZARATE, CARLOS · 2009 to 2025
$55.0M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA MH002857
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Imaging studies of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) have examined brain activity, structure, and metabolite concentrations to identify critical areas of investigation in TRD as well as potential targets for treatment interventions. This chapter provides an overview of the main findings of studies using three imaging modalities: structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional MRI (fMRI), and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). Decreased connectivity and metabolite concentrations in frontal brain areas appear to characterize TRD, although results are not consistent across studies. Treatment interventions, including rapid-acting antidepressants and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), have shown some efficacy in reversing these changes while alleviating depressive symptoms. However, comparatively few TRD imaging studies have been conducted, and these studies often have relatively small sample sizes or employ different methods to examine a variety of brain areas, making it difficult to draw firm conclusions from imaging studies about the pathophysiology of TRD. Larger studies with more unified hypotheses, as well as data sharing, could help TRD research and spur better characterization of the illness, providing critical new targets for treatment intervention.

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BrainDepressionAntidepressive AgentsHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingTranscranial Magnetic StimulationAntidepressive AgentsConnectivityElectroconvulsive therapyFunctional MRIKetamineMagnetic resonance spectroscopyPsilocybinStructural MRITranscranial magnetic stimulation

Identifiers

PMID37414490
PMCPMC10501192
OpenAlexW4379404594

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