Identification of 15 genetic loci associated with risk of major depression in individuals of European descent

CL Hyde, MW Nagle, C Tian, X Chen, SA Paciga… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Despite strong evidence supporting the heritability of major depressive disorder (MDD),
previous genome-wide studies were unable to identify risk loci among individuals of …

[HTML][HTML] Genetics factors in major depression disease

M Shadrina, EA Bondarenko, PA Slominsky - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Depressive disorders (DDs) are one of the most widespread forms of psychiatric pathology.
According to the World Health Organization, about 350 million people in the world are …

An xQTL map integrates the genetic architecture of the human brain's transcriptome and epigenome

B Ng, CC White, HU Klein, SK Sieberts… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
We report a multi-omic resource generated by applying quantitative trait locus (xQTL)
analyses to RNA sequence, DNA methylation and histone acetylation data from the …

[HTML][HTML] Largest GWAS of PTSD (N= 20 070) yields genetic overlap with schizophrenia and sex differences in heritability

LE Duncan, A Ratanatharathorn, AE Aiello… - Molecular …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract The Psychiatric Genomics Consortium-Posttraumatic Stress Disorder group (PGC-
PTSD) combined genome-wide case–control molecular genetic data across 11 multiethnic …

A unified model of depression: Integrating clinical, cognitive, biological, and evolutionary perspectives

AT Beck, K Bredemeier - Clinical Psychological Science, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
We propose that depression can be viewed as an adaptation to conserve energy after the
perceived loss of an investment in a vital resource such as a relationship, group identity, or …

What are'good'depression symptoms? Comparing the centrality of DSM and non-DSM symptoms of depression in a network analysis

EI Fried, S Epskamp, RM Nesse, F Tuerlinckx… - Journal of affective …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The symptoms for Major Depression (MD) defined in the DSM-5 differ
markedly from symptoms assessed in common rating scales, and the empirical question …

[HTML][HTML] The genetics of stress-related disorders: PTSD, depression, and anxiety disorders

JW Smoller - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2016 - nature.com
Research into the causes of psychopathology has largely focused on two broad etiologic
factors: genetic vulnerability and environmental stressors. An important role for …

Genetics and genomics of psychiatric disease

DH Geschwind, J Flint - Science, 2015 - science.org
Large-scale genomic investigations have just begun to illuminate the molecular genetic
contributions to major psychiatric illnesses, ranging from small-effect-size common variants …

The state of our understanding of the pathophysiology and optimal treatment of depression: glass half full or half empty?

CB Nemeroff - American Journal of Psychiatry, 2020 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Major depressive disorder is a remarkably common and often severe psychiatric disorder
associated with high levels of morbidity and mortality. Patients with major depression are …

[HTML][HTML] Animal models of depression: what can they teach us about the human disease?

M Becker, A Pinhasov, A Ornoy - Diagnostics, 2021 - mdpi.com
Depression is apparently the most common psychiatric disease among the mood disorders
affecting about 10% of the adult population. The etiology and pathogenesis of depression …