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Thomas Desmidt

MD, PhD in Old Age Psychiatry, CHRU Tours, France
Verified email at chu-tours.fr
Cited by 1575

Neuroinflammation and depression: A review

…, P Barone, S Leman, T Desmidt… - European journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Some recent clinical and preclinical evidence suggests that neuroinflammation is a key
factor that interacts with the three neurobiological correlates of major depressive disorder: …

Apathy as a feature of prodromal Alzheimer's disease: an FDG‐PET ADNI study

J Delrieu, T Desmidt, V Camus… - … journal of geriatric …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The goal of this study is to evaluate brain metabolism in mild cognitive impairment
(MCI) patients with and without apathy (as determined by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory …

[PDF][PDF] A first-person analysis using third-person data as a generative method

N Depraz, M Gyemant, T Desmidt - Construc. Found, 2017 - constructivist.info
… We identified (depraz & desmidt 2017) such an elaborative mechanism in several control
subjects, each time leading to a surprise caused by the sudden understanding. We called this …

Cardiophenomenology: a refinement of neurophenomenology

N Depraz, T Desmidt - Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Cardiophenomenology aims at refining the neuro-phenomenological approach created by F.
Varela as a new paradigm, jointly based on Husserl’sa priori dynamics of the living present …

Psychological impact of exposure to the COVID-19 sanitary crisis on French healthcare workers: Risk factors and coping strategies

A Vancappel, E Jansen, N Ouhmad, T Desmidt… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: COVID-19 sanitary crisis is associated with emotional difficulties such as
depression, anxiety and reactional post-traumatic symptoms among healthcare workers. Indeed, …

Brain structural changes in late-life generalized anxiety disorder

…, MA Butters, S Walker, R Berta, T Desmidt… - Psychiatry Research …, 2017 - Elsevier
Late-life Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is relatively understudied and the underlying
structural and functional neuroanatomy has received little attention. In this study, we compare …

Ultrasound measurements of brain tissue pulsatility correlate with the volume of MRI white-matter hyperintensity

R Ternifi, X Cazals, T Desmidt… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2014 - journals.sagepub.com
White-matter hyperintensity (WMH) is frequently seen in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI),
but the complete physiopathology of WMH remains to be elucidated. In this study, we …

Brain tissue pulsatility is increased in midlife depression: A comparative study using ultrasound tissue pulsatility imaging

T Desmidt, B Brizard, PA Dujardin, R Ternifi… - …, 2017 - nature.com
Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is consistently associated with late-life depression but poorly
documented in midlife depression. It can be hypothesized that the relatively low sensitivity …

Long-term odor recognition memory in unipolar major depression and Alzheimer׳ s disease

M Naudin, K Mondon, W El-Hage, T Desmidt… - Psychiatry …, 2014 - Elsevier
Major depression and Alzheimer׳s disease (AD) are often observed in the elderly. The
identification of specific markers for these diseases could improve their screening. The aim of this …

Serotonin transporter gene expression predicts the worsening of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts along a long-term follow-up of a Major Depressive Episode

…, E Olié, P Mazzola-Pomietto, T Desmidt… - European …, 2018 - Elsevier
The quest for biomarkers in suicidal behaviors has been elusive so far, despite their potential
utility in clinical practice. One of the most robust biological findings in suicidal behaviors is …