Stress, sex hormones, inflammation, and major depressive disorder: Extending Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression to account for sex differences in …

GM Slavich, J Sacher - Psychopharmacology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Social Signal Transduction Theory of Depression is a biologically plausible, multi-
level theory that describes neural, physiologic, molecular, and genomic mechanisms that …

Psychiatric symptoms across the menstrual cycle in adult women: a comprehensive review

AB Handy, SF Greenfield, KA Yonkers… - Harvard review of …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
A growing body of research demonstrates menstrual cycle–dependent fluctuations in
psychiatric symptoms; these fluctuations can therefore be considered as prevalent …

[HTML][HTML] Neuroimaging the menstrual cycle: A multimodal systematic review

M Dubol, CN Epperson, J Sacher, B Pletzer… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing evidence indicates that ovarian hormones affect brain structure, chemistry and
function of women in their reproductive age, potentially shaping their behavior and mental …

Sex differences in anxiety disorders: interactions between fear, stress, and gonadal hormones

LY Maeng, MR Milad - Hormones and behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
This article is part of a Special Issue “SBN 2014”. Women are more vulnerable to stress-and
fear-based disorders, such as anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Despite the …

[HTML][HTML] Functional reorganization of brain networks across the human menstrual cycle

L Pritschet, T Santander, CM Taylor, E Layher, S Yu… - Neuroimage, 2020 - Elsevier
The brain is an endocrine organ, sensitive to the rhythmic changes in sex hormone
production that occurs in most mammalian species. In rodents and nonhuman primates …

Effect of long-term supplementation with marine omega-3 fatty acids vs placebo on risk of depression or clinically relevant depressive symptoms and on change in …

OI Okereke, CM Vyas, D Mischoulon, G Chang… - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Marine omega-3 fatty acid (omega-3) supplements have been used to treat
depression but their ability to prevent depression in the general adult population is …

Appetite changes reveal depression subgroups with distinct endocrine, metabolic, and immune states

WK Simmons, K Burrows, JA Avery, KL Kerr… - Molecular …, 2020 - nature.com
There exists little human neuroscience research to explain why some individuals lose their
appetite when they become depressed, while others eat more. Answering this question may …

Effects of hormonal contraceptives on mood: a focus on emotion recognition and reactivity, reward processing, and stress response

CA Lewis, ACS Kimmig, RG Zsido, A Jank… - Current psychiatry …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We review recent research investigating the relationship of
hormonal contraceptives and mood with a focus on relevant underlying mechanisms, such …

How oral contraceptives impact social-emotional behavior and brain function

ER Montoya, PA Bos - Trends in cognitive sciences, 2017 - cell.com
Millions of women worldwide use oral contraceptives ('the pill'; OCs), often starting at a
pubertal age when their brains are in a crucial developmental stage. Research into the …

Hormonal agents for the treatment of depression associated with the menopause

M Herson, J Kulkarni - Drugs & Aging, 2022 - Springer
Perimenopause marks the transition from a woman's reproductive stage to menopause.
Usually occurring between 42 and 52 years of age, it is determined clinically by the onset of …