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ArticleMolecular psychiatry2025

Neuroimaging-based variability in subtyping biomarkers for psychiatric heterogeneity.

Zhenfu Wen, Mira Z Hammoud, Carole E Siegel, Eugene M Laska, Duna Abu-Amara, Amit Etkin, Mohammed R Milad, Charles R Marmar

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Article in Molecular psychiatry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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Zhenfu WenDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Mira Z HammoudDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Carole E SiegelDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7460-788X
Eugene M LaskaDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Duna Abu-AmaraDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Amit EtkinDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8259-3521
Mohammed R MiladDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA. Mohammed.r.milad@uth.tmc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-8620-5132
Charles R MarmarDepartment of Psychiatry, Grossman School of Medicine, New York University, New York, NY, USA. Charles.marmar@nyulangone.org.

Funding

Identifying neural mechanisms of PTSD symptom reduction induced by combined estrogen and prolonged exposure therapyR33MH111907 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MILAD, MOHAMMED R · 2019 to 2021
$4.4M
Neuromodulation of the fear extinction circuit using temporally and anatomically specific TMS in humansR01MH125198 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MILAD, MOHAMMED R · 2021 to 2025
$3.8M
Neural correlates of active avoidance learning and their interactions with fear extinction mechanisms in PTSD patientsR01MH123736 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI MILAD, MOHAMMED R · 2021 to 2025
$3.4M
NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH123736NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH125198NIMH NIH HHS R33 MH111907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neuroimaging-based subtyping is increasingly used to explain heterogeneity in psychiatric disorders. However, the clinical utility of these subtyping efforts remains unclear, and replication has been challenging. Here we examined how the choice of neuroimaging measures influences the derivation of neuro-subtypes and the consequences for clinical delineation. On a clinically heterogeneous dataset (total n = 566) that included controls (n = 268) and cases (n = 298) of psychiatric conditions, including individuals diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and comorbidity of both (PTSD&TBI), we identified neuro-subtypes among the cases using either structural, resting-state, or task-based measures. The neuro-subtypes for each modality had high internal validity but did not significantly differ in their clinical and cognitive profiles. We further show that the choice of neuroimaging measures for subtyping substantially impacts the identification of neuro-subtypes, leading to low concordance across subtyping solutions. Similar variability in neuro-subtyping was found in an independent dataset (n = 1642) comprised of major depression disorder (MDD, n = 848) and controls (n = 794). Our results suggest that the highly anticipated relationships between neuro-subtypes and clinical features may be difficult to discover.

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Mental DisordersNeuroimagingAdultBiomarkersBrainBrain Injuries, TraumaticFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMajor Depressive DisorderMaleMiddle AgedStress Disorders, Post-TraumaticBiomarkers

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