Is serotonin an upper or a downer? The evolution of the serotonergic system and its role in depression and the antidepressant response

PW Andrews, A Bharwani, KR Lee, M Fox… - Neuroscience & …, 2015 - Elsevier
The role of serotonin in depression and antidepressant treatment remains unresolved
despite decades of research. In this paper, we make three major claims. First, serotonin …

Antidepressants versus placebo in major depression: an overview

A Khan, WA Brown - World Psychiatry, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Although the early antidepressant trials which included severely ill and hospitalized patients
showed substantial drug‐placebo differences, these robust differences have not held up in …

Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: a revision of the 2008 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines

A Cleare, CM Pariante, AH Young… - Journal of …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
A revision of the 2008 British Association for Psychopharmacology evidence-based
guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants was undertaken in order to …

Etanercept and clinical outcomes, fatigue, and depression in psoriasis: double-blind placebo-controlled randomised phase III trial

S Tyring, A Gottlieb, K Papp, K Gordon, C Leonardi… - The Lancet, 2006 - thelancet.com
Background Psoriasis has substantial psychological and emotional effects. We assessed the
effect of etanercept, an effective treatment for the clinical symptoms of psoriasis, on fatigue …

The trajectory of depressive symptoms across the adult life span

AR Sutin, A Terracciano, Y Milaneschi, Y An… - JAMA …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Long-term longitudinal studies are needed to delineate the trajectory of
depressive symptoms across adulthood and to individuate factors that may contribute to …

Vitamin D supplementation for depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

JA Shaffer, D Edmondson, LT Wasson… - Psychosomatic …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective The aim of this study was to review the effects of vitamin D supplementation on
depressive symptoms in randomized controlled trials. Although low vitamin D levels have …

Preliminary results of an open label study of heart rate variability biofeedback for the treatment of major depression

MK Karavidas, PM Lehrer, E Vaschillo… - Applied …, 2007 - Springer
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mood disorder that can result in significant
discomfort as well as interpersonal and functional disability. A growing body of research …

Evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacological treatment of anxiety disorders: recommendations from the British Association for Psychopharmacology

DS Baldwin, IM Anderson, DJ Nutt… - Journal of …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
These British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines cover the range and aims of
treatment for anxiety disorders. They are based explicitly on the available evidence and are …

Evidence-based guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants: a revision of the 2000 British Association for Psychopharmacology guidelines

IM Anderson, IN Ferrier, RC Baldwin… - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
A revision of the 2000 British Association for Psychopharmacology evidence-based
guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants was undertaken to …

Antidepressant efficacy of the antimuscarinic drug scopolamine: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

ML Furey, WC Drevets - Archives of general psychiatry, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Context The need for improved therapeutic agents that more quickly and effectively treat
depression is critical. In a pilot study we evaluated the role of the cholinergic system in …