A Study of the Neurobiology of Depression

Summary

Previous research studies have shown that depression is associated with changes in structure and activity in different parts of the brain and that antidepressant medication can affect brain activity in different parts of the brain in individuals suffering from depression. The primary purpose of the study is to find out more about how the antidepressant medication duloxetine affects brain activity and structure in individuals with depression.

Timeline

Start

2010-01

Primary completion

2013-03

Completion

2013-03

Publications

• Fu CH, Costafreda SG, Sankar A, Adams TM, Rasenick MM, Liu P, Donati R, Maglanoc LA, Horton P, Marangell LB. Multimodal functional and structural neuroimaging investigation of major depressive disorder following treatment with duloxetine. BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 14;15:82. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0457-2.

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