Revisiting the stress concept: implications for affective disorders

BS McEwen, H Akil - Journal of Neuroscience, 2020 - jneurosci.org
Over the last 50 years, the concept of stress has evolved significantly, and our
understanding of the underlying neurobiology has expanded dramatically. Rather than …

Circadian rhythm sleep–wake disturbances and depression in young people: implications for prevention and early intervention

JJ Crouse, JS Carpenter, YJC Song, SJ Hockey… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
A rate-limiting step in the prevention and early intervention of depressive disorders in young
people is our insufficient understanding of causal mechanisms. One plausible …

The future of rodent models in depression research

A Gururajan, A Reif, JF Cryan, DA Slattery - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Currently, over 300 million people worldwide have depression, and the socioeconomic
burden of this debilitating disorder is anticipated to increase markedly over the coming …

Treatment resistant depression: a multi-scale, systems biology approach

H Akil, J Gordon, R Hen, J Javitch, H Mayberg… - Neuroscience & …, 2018 - Elsevier
An estimated 50% of depressed patients are inadequately treated by available interventions.
Even with an eventual recovery, many patients require a trial and error approach, as there …

[HTML][HTML] Major depression: one brain, one disease, one set of intertwined processes

EV Filatova, MI Shadrina, PA Slominsky - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a heterogeneous disease affecting one out of five
individuals and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Presently, MDD is considered a …

The link between depression and diabetes: the search for shared mechanisms

CD Moulton, JC Pickup, K Ismail - The lancet Diabetes & …, 2015 - thelancet.com
Depression is twice as common in people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes as in the general
population, and is associated with poor outcomes. Evidence is growing that depression and …

The cellular and molecular basis of major depressive disorder: towards a unified model for understanding clinical depression

E Pitsillou, SM Bresnehan, EA Kagarakis… - Molecular biology …, 2020 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is considered a serious public health issue that adversely
impacts an individual's quality of life and contributes significantly to the global burden of …

Circadian regulation of depression: A role for serotonin

RA Daut, LK Fonken - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 2019 - Elsevier
Synchronizing circadian (24 h) rhythms in physiology and behavior with the environmental
light-dark cycle is critical for maintaining optimal health. Dysregulation of the circadian …

Novel drug developmental strategies for treatment‐resistant depression

É Borbély, M Simon, E Fuchs, O Wiborg… - British journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Major depressive disorder is a leading cause of disability worldwide. Because conventional
therapies are ineffective in many patients, novel strategies are needed to overcome …

Functional connectivities in the brain that mediate the association between depressive problems and sleep quality

W Cheng, ET Rolls, H Ruan, J Feng - JAMA psychiatry, 2018 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Depression is associated with poor sleep quality. Understanding the neural
connectivity that underlies both conditions and mediates the association between them is …