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Cognitive neuropsychological theory of antidepressant action: a modern-day approach to depression and its treatment
(2020-01)
Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide and improving its treatment is a core research priority for future programmes. A change in the view of psychological and biological processes, from seeing them as ...
Effect of the NMDA receptor partial agonist, d-cycloserine, on emotional processing and autobiographical memory
(2020-04)
Background: Studies suggest that d-cycloserine (DCS) may have antidepressant potential through its interaction with the glycine site of the N-Methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR); however clinical evidence of DCS’s efficacy ...
Neural effects of a single dose of fluoxetine on resting-state functional connectivity in adolescent depression
(2020-11)
Fluoxetine is commonly prescribed in adolescent depression, but the neural mechanisms underlying its action remain poorly understood. Here, we used resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging to investigate the ...
Effect of acute citalopram on self-referential emotional processing and social cognition in healthy volunteers
(2020-10)
Background
Depression is characterised by negative views of the self.
Antidepressant treatment may remediate negative self-schema
through increasing processing of positive information about the
self. Changes in affective ...
Translating the promise of 5HT4 receptor agonists for the treatment of depression
(2020-02)
Animal experimental studies suggest that 5-HT4 receptor activation holds promise as a novel
target for the treatment of depression and cognitive impairment. 5-HT4 receptors are postsynaptic
receptors that are located in ...