Cortical inhibition, facilitation and plasticity in late-life depression: effects of venlafaxine pharmacotherapy

JI Lissemore, BH Mulsant, TK Rajji, JF Karp… - Journal of Psychiatry and …, 2021 - jpn.ca
Background Late-life depression is often associated with non-response or relapse following
conventional antidepressant treatment. The pathophysiology of late-life depression likely …

An inverse relationship between cortical plasticity and cognitive inhibition in late-life depression

JI Lissemore, HRC Shanks, MA Butters… - …, 2019 - nature.com
Executive dysfunction is a common and disabling component of late-life depression (LLD),
yet its neural mechanisms remain unclear. In particular, it is not yet known how executive …

Mechanisms and treatment of late-life depression

GS Alexopoulos - Focus, 2021 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Depression predisposes to medical illnesses and advances biological aging indicated by
shorter telomere length, accelerated brain aging and advanced epigenetic aging. Medical …

Altered functioning of the executive control circuit in late-life depression: episodic and persistent phenomena

HJ Aizenstein, MA Butters, M Wu… - The American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Objective: To characterize the functional neuroanatomy of late-life depression (LLD) by
probing for both episodic and persistent alterations in the executive-control circuit of elderly …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms and treatment of late-life depression

GS Alexopoulos - Translational psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
Depression predisposes to medical illnesses and advances biological aging indicated by
shorter telomere length, accelerated brain aging and advanced epigenetic aging. Medical …

[HTML][HTML] Prefrontal neuropsychological predictors of treatment remission in late-life depression

GG Potter, JD Kittinger, H Ryan Wagner… - …, 2004 - nature.com
Recent studies suggest that neuropsychological measures involving the prefrontal cortex
are associated with treatment remission in late-life depression. To further explore this issue …

Altered functional magnetic resonance imaging markers of affective processing during treatment of late-life depression

A Khalaf, H Karim, OV Berkout, C Andreescu… - The American Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective This study investigated neural substrate changes in affective processing among
late-life depression (LLD) patients undergoing antidepressant treatment and determined if …

[HTML][HTML] Acute trajectories of neural activation predict remission to pharmacotherapy in late-life depression

HT Karim, M Wang, C Andreescu, D Tudorascu… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2018 - Elsevier
Pharmacological treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) typically involves a lengthy
trial and error process to identify an effective intervention. This lengthy period prolongs …

State of the Science of Neural Systems in Late‐Life Depression: Impact on Clinical Presentation and Treatment Outcome

KJ Manning, DC Steffens - Journal of the American Geriatrics …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Major depression in older adults, or late‐life depression (LLD), is a common and debilitating
psychiatric disorder that increases the risk of morbidity and mortality. Although the effects of …

Transcranial magnetic stimulation indices of cortical excitability enhance the prediction of response to pharmacotherapy in late-life depression

JI Lissemore, BH Mulsant, AJ Bonner… - Biological Psychiatry …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Older adults with late-life depression (LLD) often experience incomplete or lack
of response to first-line pharmacotherapy. The treatment of LLD could be improved using …