Pre-Treatment Positron Emission Topography Scanning for Increasing Success in Antidepressant Treatment

Summary

This study will use pre-treatment positron emission topography and functional magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain to predict the most effective antidepressant treatment for people with major depressive disorder.

Timeline

Start

2006-09

Primary completion

2012-05

Completion

2012-05

Publications

• Miller JM, Hesselgrave N, Ogden RT, Zanderigo F, Oquendo MA, Mann JJ, Parsey RV. Brain serotonin 1A receptor binding as a predictor of treatment outcome in major depressive disorder. Biol Psychiatry. 2013 Nov 15;74(10):760-7. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.03.021. Epub 2013 May 9.

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