Understanding the pathophysiology of depression: From monoamines to the neurogenesis hypothesis model-are we there yet?

E Jesulola, P Micalos, IJ Baguley - Behavioural brain research, 2018 - Elsevier
A number of factors (biogenic amine deficiency, genetic, environmental, immunologic,
endocrine factors and neurogenesis) have been identified as mechanisms which provide …

The neurobiology of depression and antidepressant action

P Willner, J Scheel-Krüger, C Belzung - Neuroscience & biobehavioral …, 2013 - Elsevier
We present a comprehensive overview of the neurobiology of unipolar major depression
and antidepressant drug action, integrating data from affective neuroscience, neuro-and …

Subcortical brain alterations in major depressive disorder: findings from the ENIGMA Major Depressive Disorder working group

L Schmaal, DJ Veltman, TGM van Erp… - Molecular …, 2016 - nature.com
The pattern of structural brain alterations associated with major depressive disorder (MDD)
remains unresolved. This is in part due to small sample sizes of neuroimaging studies …

Structural neuroimaging studies in major depressive disorder: meta-analysis and comparison with bipolar disorder

MJ Kempton, Z Salvador, MR Munafò… - Archives of general …, 2011 - jamanetwork.com
Context Although differences in clinical characteristics exist between major depressive
disorder (MDD) and bipolar disorder (BD), consistent structural brain abnormalities that …

Magnetic resonance imaging studies in unipolar depression: systematic review and meta-regression analyses

D Arnone, AM McIntosh, KP Ebmeier… - European …, 2012 - Elsevier
Previous meta-analyses of structural MRI studies have shown diffuse cortical and sub-
cortical abnormalities in unipolar depression. However, the presence of duplicate …

Prenatal maternal depression alters amygdala functional connectivity in 6-month-old infants

A Qiu, TT Anh, Y Li, H Chen, A Rifkin-Graboi… - Translational …, 2015 - nature.com
Prenatal maternal depression is associated with alterations in the neonatal amygdala
microstructure, shedding light on the timing for the influence of prenatal maternal depression …

Mapping the depressed brain: a meta-analysis of structural and functional alterations in major depressive disorder

J Sacher, J Neumann, T Fünfstück, A Soliman… - Journal of affective …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Depression has a lifetime prevalence of up to 20%. Neuroimaging methods
have revealed various structural and functional changes that occur in a human brain during …

Hippocampal atrophy in first episode depression: a meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging studies

J Cole, SG Costafreda, P McGuffin, CHY Fu - Journal of affective disorders, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Reduced hippocampal volume has been consistently observed in major
depressive disorder. Hippocampal volume loss is particularly evident in patients with …

Fetal and infant outcomes in the offspring of parents with perinatal mental disorders: earliest influences

E Aktar, J Qu, PJ Lawrence, MS Tollenaar… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Mental illness is highly prevalent and runs in families. Mental disorders are considered to
enhance the risk for the development of psychopathology in the offspring. This heightened …

Amygdala-ventral pallidum pathway decreases dopamine activity after chronic mild stress in rats

C Chang, AA Grace - Biological psychiatry, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Major depressive disorder affects more than 15% of the population across their
lifespan. In this study, we used the well-characterized unpredictable chronic mild stress …