Active clinical trials for "Depressive Disorder"

Biological markers of depressive states have been studied, but their usefulness to predict the therapeutic response is unknown. This issue is major in all depressive states which have not remitted after several lines of treatment. rTMS (repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) is a non-pharmacological alternative in the treatment of depression, but its effects on cerebral functioning are not known in episodes which have resist to conventional treatments. The investigators will include 50 depressive patients who have failed to respond to two successive antidepressant medication, and propose them a treatment with low frequency rTMS during 3 to 6 weeks. Cerebral functional imaging with 18FDG-PET (positon emission tomography) with be assessed at the beginning and at the end of rTMS acute treatment, in order to measure induced metabolic changes and their correlation with clinical states. Patients who have responded to rTMS acute treatment may continue this therapeutic for six months, and the investigators will assess if efficacy maintenance is related with cerebral metabolic variations

This study is to compare the pharmacokinetics of FK949E low dose tablets and FK949E high dose tablets in non-elderly patients with major depressive disorder. The safety of FK949E in the population was also evaluated.

The Mayo Clinic psychiatric pharmacogenomic team has developed a pharmacogenomic algorithm that has been designed to improve the effectiveness and safety of antidepressant medications by providing guidance in medication selection and appropriate dosing. This algorithm has been incorporated into a new genotyping interpretative report. This report is now available from AssureRx. The pharmacogenomic algorithm is based on genotyping both copies of four informative genes. These four genes are: 1) the Cytochrome P450 2D6 gene; 2) the Cytochrome P450 2C19 gene; 3) the Serotonin Transporter gene (SLC6A4); and 4) the Serotonin 2A receptor gene (5HTR2A). Though this algorithm is not yet part of the universal standard of care, Mayo clinicians have found it helpful in guiding treatment decisions at Mayo Clinic Rochester.

Objectives: To evaluate the relationship between improvement of Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) score and basal SERT availability (binding potential) for the prognosis of MDD subjects being treated with Sertraline HCl To evaluate the SERT availability by means of I-123-ADAM SPECT imaging study for assisting in detecting MDD To evaluate the relationship between basal HAMD score and basal SERT availability for MDD subjects To evaluate the relationship between basal HAMD somatic subscale score and basal SERT availability for MDD subjects To evaluate the relationship between change of SERT availability and change of HAMD score for MDD patients being treated with Sertraline HCl

There is a high prevalence of depression in patients with diabetes mellitus. Depression has been shown to be associated with poor self-management (adherence to diet, exercise, checking blood glucose levels) levels in patients with diabetes.To determine whether enhancing quality physician's care for depression improves both depression and diabetes outcomes in patients with depression and diabetes.

Using neuroimaging, the investigator will study the effects of estrogen on mood and brain function in perimenopausal women either with or without depression.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) on brain mechanisms associated with interoceptive awareness and rumination in individuals suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD).

This study will try to elucidate wheter the impact of a psychiatric intervention in patients hospitalized because an acute exacerbation of COPD and anxiety/depression and reconsulting at 1 and 6 month after discharge.

This clinical trial will compare the effectiveness of the Healthy Outcomes through Patient Empowerment (HOPE) intervention to enhanced usual care (EUC) for diabetes and depression at 6 and 12 month follow-up. The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial enrolling 242 largely rural Veterans with uncontrolled diabetes and clinically-significant depressive symptoms. Both groups will receive screening, education, and notification of clinical findings along with follow-up in usual primary care. HOPE participants will also receive behavioral coaching telephone sessions over a six month period. Patients in the control group will be screened, and providers will be notified of high risk patients' status and need for intervention. Both groups will receive only usual primary care during the subsequent 6 month maintenance period. Study measurements using self-report questionnaires will also be collected at baseline, 6 and 12 months follow-up. The investigators will also conduct chart reviews to evaluate usual care blood tests for diabetes control. Changes in measurements from baseline will be compared between groups. This intervention will reach Veterans in rural setting where community-based primary care is needed, especially care that blends treatment strategies for physical and emotional health.

The investigators will investigate whether group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for depression, with alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment counselors leading the groups, is effective and cost effective in treating depression. If so, it could substantially increase access to appropriate mental health care. 360 clients with Beck Depression Inventory-II scores > 17 who are being treated in a single public sector AOD treatment organization will receive one of two conditions: (1) usual care residential AOD treatment (UC); (2) usual care AOD residential treatment plus a 16-session course of group CBT delivered by trained AOD counselors (CBT). Data will be analyzed using an intent-to-treat model. The investigators will collect data on the service-level costs and health effects associated with UC and CBT, and will calculate the incremental cost per unit of depression and AOD improvement, compared to UC.