Search
Now showing items 11-16 of 16
The effect of sertraline on emotional processing: secondary analyses of the PANDA randomised controlled trial
(2021-01)
Background. According to the cognitive neuropsychological model, antidepressants reduce
symptoms of depression and anxiety by increasing positive relative to negative information processing. Most studies of whether ...
Subchronic treatment with St John’s wort produces a positive shift in emotional processing in healthy volunteers
(2018-11-28)
The neurocognitive model of antidepressant treatment in depression states that antidepressants work by producing relatively immediate positive shifts in emotional processing, which translate into clinical improvement with ...
Predicting treatment response in depression: the role of anterior cingulate cortex
(2018)
Background:
Identification of biomarkers predicting therapeutic outcome to antidepressant treatment is one of the most important tasks in current research because it may transform the lengthy process of finding the right ...
Catechol-O-methyltransferase activity does not influence emotional processing in men
(2022-04)
Background: Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) regulates cortical dopaminergic transmission and prefrontal-dependent cognitive function. However, its role in other cognitive processes, including emotional processing, is ...
Accuracy in recognising happy facial expressions is associated with antidepressant response to a NOP receptor antagonist but not placebo treatment
(2021-10)
Background: Clinical trials with putative antidepressants can be difficult to execute as it can take up to 8 weeks before differences emerge between drug and placebo, and long expensive trials often fail. Implementation ...
Statins in depression: a repurposed medical treatment can provide novel insights in mental health
(2022-08)
Depression has a large burden, but the development of new drugs for its treatment has proved difficult. Progresses in neuroscience have highlighted several physiopathological pathways, notably inflammatory and metabolic ...