Brain age and other bodily 'ages': implications for neuropsychiatry

JH Cole, RE Marioni, SE Harris, IJ Deary - Molecular psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
As our brains age, we tend to experience cognitive decline and are at greater risk of
neurodegenerative disease and dementia. Symptoms of chronic neuropsychiatric diseases …

[HTML][HTML] Is depression associated with increased oxidative stress? A systematic review and meta-analysis

CN Black, M Bot, PG Scheffer, P Cuijpers… - …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background It has been suggested that depressed persons have increased oxidative stress
and decreased anti-oxidant defences. 8-Hydroxy-2′-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and F2 …

The organization of the stress system and its dysregulation in depressive illness

PW Gold - Molecular psychiatry, 2015 - nature.com
Stressors are imminent or perceived challenges to homeostasis. The stress response is an
innate, stereotypic, adaptive response to stressors that has evolved in the service of …

Depression and frailty in later life: a systematic review

L Vaughan, AL Corbin, JS Goveas - Clinical interventions in aging, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Frailty and depression are important issues affecting older adults. Depressive syndrome
may be difficult to clinically disambiguate from frailty in advanced old age. Current reviews …

[HTML][HTML] Childhood trauma in adult depressive and anxiety disorders: an integrated review on psychological and biological mechanisms in the NESDA cohort

E Kuzminskaite, BWJH Penninx… - Journal of affective …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: Childhood trauma (CT) has adverse consequences on mental health across
the lifespan. The understanding of how CT increases vulnerability for psychiatric disorders is …

Brain aging in major depressive disorder: results from the ENIGMA major depressive disorder working group

LKM Han, R Dinga, T Hahn, CRK Ching, LT Eyler… - Molecular …, 2021 - nature.com
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is associated with an increased risk of brain atrophy,
aging-related diseases, and mortality. We examined potential advanced brain aging in adult …

Immune mechanisms linked to depression via oxidative stress and neuroprogression

N Bakunina, CM Pariante, PA Zunszain - Immunology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Emerging evidence suggests a significant role for inflammation and oxidative stress as main
contributors to the neuroprogression that is observed in major depressive disorder (MDD) …

Psychiatric disorders and leukocyte telomere length: underlying mechanisms linking mental illness with cellular aging

D Lindqvist, ES Epel, SH Mellon, BW Penninx… - Neuroscience & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Many psychiatric illnesses are associated with early mortality and with an increased risk of
developing physical diseases that are more typically seen in the elderly. Moreover, certain …

Association of depression and anxiety with the accumulation of chronic conditions

WV Bobo, BR Grossardt, S Virani… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Longitudinal associations between comorbid depression and anxiety with the
accumulation of chronic illnesses are unclear, and questions remain about the contributions …

A healthy lifestyle is positively associated with mental health and well-being and core markers in ageing

P Hautekiet, ND Saenen, DS Martens, M Debay… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Studies often evaluate mental health and well-being in association with
individual health behaviours although evaluating multiple health behaviours that co-occur in …