Cognitive deficits, including working memory deficits, are often present in depression and there are currently no effective pharmacological treatments targeting working memory deficits. Papassotiropoulos et al. (2024) has recently demonstrated that fampridine, a potassium channel blocker, can enhance working memory in healthy individuals with lower baseline performance, suggesting it may …
Depression and anxiety are associated with higher incidence of tumors, cancer-specific mortality, and all-cause mortality. Compared with patients with other types of cancer, breast cancer patients often accompany physical damage, changes in physiological status, decline in quality of life, sensitivity in interpersonal relationships, and side effects of drug treatment during …
The incidence of type 2 diabetes with comorbid depression (T2DD) is notably high, characterized by prolonged disease duration and susceptibility to recurrence. The preliminary experiments identified 5-AVAB, a gut microbiota-derived metabolite, as a potential novel biomarker for T2DD progression. Given the absence of existing research in this area, it warrants …
The purpose of this study is to improve ways of providing mental health support to Spanish-speaking Latino participants who have cancer and experience depression, insomnia, and fatigue. Investigators will test a special mental health intervention called DESCANSO/REST (Depresión/Depressed Mood, Cansancio/Fatigue, and Sueño/Sleep). The intervention can be delivered through telehealth.
The SEQUOIA-1 study evaluates the effectiveness of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in measuring depression and anxiety severity in adults. Investigators from Deliberate Solutions, Inc. and Baylor College of Medicine are conducting this study to determine whether AI can provide reliable clinical assessments of mood and anxiety disorders. In clinical trials for …
The purpose of this study is to find out if a psychotherapy method called behavioral activation (BA) can be successfully delivered by telephone or videoconference (remotely) and can effectively treat depression in Older Adult Cancer Survivors (OACS)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well each individual dose of esketamine (56 milligrams \[mg\] and 84 mg) works when compared with placebo in improving depressive symptoms in participants with treatment resistant depression (individuals with major depressive disorder \[MDD\] who have not responded to at least 2 …
Investigators will measure the variation of blood Metabolome through 1H NMR at several time points during the course of electroconvulsivetherapy in patients with a major depressive episode. Patients with a major depressive disorder or a bipolar disorder and a current major depressive episode will be included in this study. Investigators …
Forensic patients often display cognitive deficits, particularly in the domain of executive functions, that represent a challenge to forensic rehabilitation. One empirically-validated method to train executive functions is cognitive remediation, which consists of cognitive exercises combined with coaching. This trial investigates whether cognitive remediation can improve cognitive, functional, and clinical …
This study is a prospective two-arm, single blind randomized controlled trial design to compare the clinical effectiveness of telemedicine-delivered, 6-session, standardized cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) and mindfulness-based treatment for insomnia (MBTI) in treating insomnia symptoms and ameliorating depressive symptoms in persons with mild to moderate TBI and comorbid …
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