A new study by Stanford Medicine has identified a new category of depression which affects 27% of diagnosed patients and does not respond effectively to conventional antidepressants.
This specific form of depression shares similarities with attention deficit disorders and resembles all specifications, from the inability to stay focused in different situations to even the difficulty in organizing for something with advance.
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According to Stanford researchers, traditional antidepressants, which aim to release serotonin in the brain, are less effective in treating patients with cognitive dysfunction, such as those affected by the new category of depression identified in the study.
With this, the main author of the research, Leanne Williams, highlighted the need to find new approaches therapeutic approaches to improve treatment outcomes and reduce the trial-and-error phase currently faced by patients.
The “new depression” still has no treatment
The study involved a sample of 1,008 adults who were not using medication and had more severe depression. These participants were treated with commonly prescribed antidepressants to help the patient with serotonin.
Researcher Leanne Williams highlighted the importance of finding similarities and profiles of brain function to personalize treatment and effectively address depression for each individual. patient. These findings highlight the need for more individualized strategies in the treatment of depression.
Dr. Laura Hack and researcher Williams, due to the new data obtained, are recommending that patients with the mentioned depression profile are submitted to imaging exams before initiating treatment with the medications.
Currently, observations and self-report measures are the main methods used, but imaging during the execution of cognitive tasks is presented as an innovative technique in studies related to the treatment of depression.
Introducing imaging tests can contribute to a deeper understanding of brain function of these patients and, consequently, enable personalized treatment strategies and effective.
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