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Filter by:Current medical therapies for depression take weeks to achieve full efficacy, and are ineffective in many patients or cause intolerable side effects, emphasizing the need for a deeper understanding of depression and its treatment. Identifying early brain biomarkers of treatments responses seems necessary to improve antidepressant treatment outcome. In this study we aim to detect early brain responses to a fast acting antidepressant-like treatment administered intravenously during a Real-Time Neurofeedback functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Task to predict antidepressant treatment outcome in depression. At completion of the neuroimaging task, participants will enter a placebo-controlled clinical trial with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
The proposed study is a randomized, controlled trial that will assess whether two group interventions for PTSD - Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Cognitive Processing Therapy-Cognitive only (CPT-C) result in similar improvements in PTSD symptoms and health-related quality of life (QOL). One hundred fifty-two Veterans with PTSD will be randomized to MBSR (n = 76) or CPT-C (n = 76). Comprehensive assessments will take place post-treatment and 3 months later.
A. Introduction to the Problem This field experiment is intended to explore whether supplemental transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is more effective than standard medication mono-therapy for the treatment of major depressive disorder. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is now included in the practice guidelines of the American Psychiatric Association for the treatment of major depression. B. Importance of the Area of Study The safety, efficacy and value of TMS treatment has been established through the four-phase FDA approval process. The evidence of TMS safety and efficacy derives from multiple, peer reviewed, double-blind, randomized, control trials (RCT) with sham control as well as strict enrollment and methodological requirements. TMS is now used in actual clinical practice and there is an opportunity to extend laboratory research and typical, highly controlled field settings to applied settings. This study is designed to gather data on safety, efficacy and utility of TMS as it is used in clinical practice. C. Need for Additional Research Efficacy and safety of these interventions have been scientifically established and meta-analyses of these studies underscore the efficacy and safety of two treatment interventions to be employed in this study: 1) standard medication monotherapy and 2) standard medication therapy supplemented with TMS. However, many authors conclude that depression can be difficult to treat and there is an ongoing need for additional research. Depression remains a major public health problem.
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two different augmentation strategies of antidepressant treatment for depressed older adults who have not responded to an adequate trial of antidepressant medication. The first augmentation strategy is Problem Solving Therapy (PST), a 12-week psychotherapy treatment that has been shown to be effective in depressed older adults. The second augmentation strategy is medication augmentation, which will begin with six weeks of aripiprazole, an atypical antipsychotic medication that has also been shown to be effective in depressed older adults who have failed a trial of antidepressant medication.
This is an open label, randomized, add-on, 8 weeks multicentre study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of paroxetine Controlled Release (CR) in patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) comorbid Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). Subjects will be patients who are referred to the outpatient or inpatient clinic of gastroenterology departments of province level general hospitals in China. All subjects present with irritable bowel syndrome according to ROME III, and also are diagnosed with MDD by Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). All subjects will provide written informed consent prior to participating in the study. Subjects will be assessed for eligibility at a screening visit, with eligible patients returning for a assessment within 1 week, at which time they will randomly enter into paroxetine CR (12.5mg/d, flexible dose: 12.5-50mg/d) plus IBS regular treatment or IBS regular treatment only. Subjects will be evaluated at weeks 2 (Day 14), 4 (Day 28), 6 (Day 42) and 8 (Day 56), for a total of 5 study treatment visits.
Most depression during pregnancy is undetected and untreated although it is known to be harmful both to the woman herself and her future child. When these mental disorders are detected, psychotherapies remain difficult to access, especially in primary care, despite being effective.Also, prenatal depression is known to be a strong risk factor for postnatal depression and may prejudice the mother-infant relationship. This leads us to the following question: Will individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) delivered online be a more effective treatment for symptoms of depression in pregnant women, than treatment as usual (TAU)? The proposed randomized controlled trial aims at evaluating the efficacy of internet based cognitive behavioural therapy(CBT) delivered individually via "skype", using video and audio resources, by a fully trained psychotherapist, compared to treatment as usual, in women suffering from symptoms of depression in pregnancy. Hypothesis The internet based interventions will be more effective at reducing symptoms of depression in pregnant women than treatment as usual, in terms of rates of diagnoses and levels of self rated symptoms of depression.
Trancranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-drug and non-invasive treatment for depression and has been investigated for the treatment of psychiatric illness for over 15 years. There is now established evidence indicating TMS is an effective treatment for depression. However, the effectiveness of TMS varies between people, thus requiring further research to investigate its optimal application. Investigators want to compare the effectiveness of different forms of TMS, given with differing stimulation settings to the right or left side of the brain that has been associated with depression. This could potentially help clinicians in the future to improve the prescription of TMS as a treatment for depression.
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of successfully delivering moderate intensity aerobic exercise training to depressed traumatic brain injury subjects between one and three years after injury.
This study is dedicated to achieving a better understanding of how the brain processes information. Specifically, the investigators are studying cognitive function, thought process, and impulsivity in people with and without suicidal thoughts. You are being asked to participate in a research study to learn how the use of a medication, risperidone, improves your symptoms of depression. Specifically the investigators are studying the effectiveness of reducing the thought of suicide and other symptoms of severe depression. Risperidone is approved by FDA for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar mania, and clinical practice suggests that it might benefit patients with major depressive disorder. During clinical trials with 2607 patients, risperidone was proved to be safe. This is a pilot study to test a new indication of risperidone for treatment of severe depression. The study medication will be given in addition to usual psychiatric care.
This study is looking at the safety and efficacy of combined ketamine and lithium therapy for treating patients with bipolar depression who are taking a mood stabilizer that is not working for them.