Devon LoParo, Boadie W Dunlop, Charles B Nemeroff, Helen S Mayberg, W Edward Craighead
{"title":"Prediction of individual patient outcomes to psychotherapy vs medication for major depression.","authors":"Devon LoParo, Boadie W Dunlop, Charles B Nemeroff, Helen S Mayberg, W Edward Craighead","doi":"10.1038/s44184-025-00119-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44184-025-00119-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Treatments for major depressive disorder (MDD) include antidepressant medications and evidence-based psychotherapies, which are approximately equally efficacious. Individual response to treatment, however, is variable, implying individual differences that could allow for prospective differential prediction of treatment response and personalized treatment recommendation. We used machine learning to develop predictor variables that combined demographic and clinical items from a randomized clinical trial. The variables predicted a meaningful proportion of variance in end-of-treatment depression severity for cognitive behavioral therapy (39.7%), escitalopram (32.1%), and duloxetine (67.7%), leading to a high accuracy in predicting remission (71%). Further, we used these variables to simulate treatment recommendation and found that patients who received their recommended treatment had significantly improved depression severity and remission likelihood. Finally, the prediction algorithms and treatment recommendation tool were externally validated in an independent sample. These results represent a highly promising, easily implemented, potential advance for personalized medicine in MDD treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":"4 1","pages":"4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-02-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11799290/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143257625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yolanda Lau, Amit Bansal, Cassandre Palix, Harriet Demnitz-King, Miranka Wirth, Olga Klimecki, Gael Chetelat, Géraldine Poisnel, Natalie L Marchant
{"title":"Author Correction: Sex differences in the association between repetitive negative thinking and neurofilament light.","authors":"Yolanda Lau, Amit Bansal, Cassandre Palix, Harriet Demnitz-King, Miranka Wirth, Olga Klimecki, Gael Chetelat, Géraldine Poisnel, Natalie L Marchant","doi":"10.1038/s44184-025-00116-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-025-00116-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":"4 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11742985/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Meta analysis of resting frontal alpha asymmetry as a biomarker of depression.","authors":"Yiwen Luo, Mingcong Tang, Xiwang Fan","doi":"10.1038/s44184-025-00117-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44184-025-00117-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This meta-analysis investigated resting frontal alpha asymmetry (FAA) as a potential biomarker for major depressive disorder (MDD). Studies included articles utilizing FAA measure involving EEG electrodes (F3/F4, F7/F8, or Fp1/Fp2) and covering both MDD and controls. Hedges' d was calculated from FAA means and standard deviations (SDs). A systematic search of PubMed through July 2023 identified 23 studies involving 1928 MDD participants and 2604 controls. The analysis revealed a small but significant grand mean effect size (ES) for FAA (F4 - F3), suggesting limited diagnostic value of FAA in MDD. Despite the presence of high heterogeneity across studies, subgroup analyses did not identify significant differences based on calculation formula, reference montage, age, or depression severity. The findings indicate that FAA may have limited standalone diagnostic utility but could complement existing clinical assessments for MDD, highlighting the need for a multifaceted approach to depression diagnosis and prognosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":"4 1","pages":"2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11739517/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143017798","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Danylyna Shpakivska Bilan, Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli, Pablo Cuesta, Elena Cañadas, Ignacio de Ramón, Fernando Maestú, Jose Alda, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Jorge A Herrera, Alfonso Amado, Javier Quintero
{"title":"Decreased impulsiveness and MEG normalization after AI-digital therapy in ADHD children: a RCT.","authors":"Danylyna Shpakivska Bilan, Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli, Pablo Cuesta, Elena Cañadas, Ignacio de Ramón, Fernando Maestú, Jose Alda, Josep Antoni Ramos-Quiroga, Jorge A Herrera, Alfonso Amado, Javier Quintero","doi":"10.1038/s44184-024-00111-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44184-024-00111-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) presents with symptoms like impulsiveness, inattention, and hyperactivity, often affecting children's academic and social functioning. Non-pharmacological interventions, such as digital cognitive therapy, are emerging as complementary treatments for ADHD. The randomized controlled trial explored the impact of an AI-driven digital cognitive program on impulsiveness, inattentiveness, and neurophysiological markers in 41 children aged 8-12 with ADHD. Participants received either 12 weeks of AI-driven therapy or a placebo intervention. Assessments were conducted pre- and post-intervention and magnetoencephalography (MEG) analyzed brain activity. Results showed significant reductions in impulsiveness and inattentiveness scores in the treatment group, associated with normalized MEG spectral profiles, indicating neuromaturation. Notably, improvements in inhibitory control correlated with spectral profile normalization in the parieto-temporal cortex. Improvements in inhibitory control, linked to normalized spectral profiles, suggest AI-driven digital cognitive therapy can reduce impulsiveness in ADHD children by enhancing neurophysiological efficiency. This emphasizes personalized, technology-driven ADHD treatment, using neurophysiological markers for assessing efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":"4 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11711623/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142959863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Author Correction: Development of the psychopathological vulnerability index for screening at-risk youths: a Rasch model approach","authors":"Yujing Liao, Haitao Shen, Wenjie Duan, Shanshan Cui, Chunxiu Zheng, Rong Liu, Yawen Jia","doi":"10.1038/s44184-024-00115-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44184-024-00115-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":" ","pages":"1-1"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00115-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142890102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Misha Sadeghi, Robert Richer, Bernhard Egger, Lena Schindler-Gmelch, Lydia Helene Rupp, Farnaz Rahimi, Matthias Berking, Bjoern M. Eskofier
{"title":"Harnessing multimodal approaches for depression detection using large language models and facial expressions","authors":"Misha Sadeghi, Robert Richer, Bernhard Egger, Lena Schindler-Gmelch, Lydia Helene Rupp, Farnaz Rahimi, Matthias Berking, Bjoern M. Eskofier","doi":"10.1038/s44184-024-00112-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44184-024-00112-8","url":null,"abstract":"Detecting depression is a critical component of mental health diagnosis, and accurate assessment is essential for effective treatment. This study introduces a novel, fully automated approach to predicting depression severity using the E-DAIC dataset. We employ Large Language Models (LLMs) to extract depression-related indicators from interview transcripts, utilizing the Patient Health Questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) score to train the prediction model. Additionally, facial data extracted from video frames is integrated with textual data to create a multimodal model for depression severity prediction. We evaluate three approaches: text-based features, facial features, and a combination of both. Our findings show the best results are achieved by enhancing text data with speech quality assessment, with a mean absolute error of 2.85 and root mean square error of 4.02. This study underscores the potential of automated depression detection, showing text-only models as robust and effective while paving the way for multimodal analysis.","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00112-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142880558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, Regan W. Stewart, Tania del Mar Rodríguez-Sanfiorenzo, Karen G. Martínez-González
{"title":"Implementation of trauma and disaster mental health awareness training in Puerto Rico","authors":"Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, Regan W. Stewart, Tania del Mar Rodríguez-Sanfiorenzo, Karen G. Martínez-González","doi":"10.1038/s44184-024-00110-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44184-024-00110-w","url":null,"abstract":"Climate change is disproportionately impacting youth mental health around the world. Using a Community-Based Participatory approach, three universities (one in South Carolina and two in Puerto Rico) partnered after the devastation of Hurricane Maria in 2017. We offered culturally and linguistically tailored trauma and disaster-informed mental health awareness training (e.g., Psychological First Aid (PFA), Trauma Informed Care (TIC), & Suicide & Crisis Management) to 9236 individuals and 652 Puerto Rican youth were identified and referred to mental health services as a result. The US Surgeon General featured our program as a promising model to help disaster-affected youth.","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00110-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142873620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marco Giurgiu, Irina Timm, Ulrich W. Ebner-Priemer, Florian Schmiedek, Andreas B. Neubauer
{"title":"Causal effects of sedentary breaks on affective and cognitive parameters in daily life: a within-person encouragement design","authors":"Marco Giurgiu, Irina Timm, Ulrich W. Ebner-Priemer, Florian Schmiedek, Andreas B. Neubauer","doi":"10.1038/s44184-024-00113-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44184-024-00113-7","url":null,"abstract":"Understanding the complex relationship between sedentary breaks, affective well-being and cognition in daily life is critical as modern lifestyles are increasingly characterized by sedentary behavior. Consequently, the World Health Organization, with its slogan “every move counts”, emphasizes a central public health goal: reducing daily time spent in sedentary behavior. Previous studies have provided evidence that short sedentary breaks are feasible to integrate into daily life and can improve affective and cognitive parameters. However, observational studies do not allow for causal interpretation. To overcome this limitation, we conducted the first empirical study that integrated the within-person encouragement approach to test the causal effects of short 3-min sedentary breaks on affective and cognitive parameters in daily life. The results suggest that brief sedentary breaks may have a beneficial impact on valence and energetic arousal. Moreover, our methodological approach powerfully demonstrated the possibility of moving towards causal effects in everyday life.","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00113-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142873618","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detecting and tracking depression through temporal topic modeling of tweets: insights from a 180-day study","authors":"Ranganathan Chandrasekaran, Suhas Kotaki, Abhilash Hosaagrahaara Nagaraja","doi":"10.1038/s44184-024-00107-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44184-024-00107-5","url":null,"abstract":"Depression affects over 280 million people globally, yet many cases remain undiagnosed or untreated due to stigma and lack of awareness. Social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) offer a way to monitor and analyze depression markers. This study analyzes Twitter data 90 days before and 90 days after a self-disclosed clinical diagnosis. We gathered 246,637 tweets from 229 diagnosed users. CorEx topic modeling identified seven themes: causes, physical symptoms, mental symptoms, swear words, treatment, coping/support mechanisms, and lifestyle, and conditional logistic regression assessed the odds of these themes occurring post-diagnosis. A control group of healthy users (284,772 tweets) was used to develop and evaluate machine learning classifiers—support vector machines, naive Bayes, and logistic regression—to distinguish between depressed and non-depressed users. Logistic regression and SVM performed best. These findings show the potential of Twitter data for tracking depression and changes in symptoms, coping mechanisms, and treatment use.","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00107-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142790458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring digital use, happiness, and loneliness in Japan with the experience sampling method","authors":"Yijun Chen, Xiaochu Zhang, Rei Akaishi","doi":"10.1038/s44184-024-00108-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44184-024-00108-4","url":null,"abstract":"Smartphones have become an integral part of modern life, raising concerns about their impact on mental health, especially among young people. However, previous studies yielded inconsistent results, possibly due to neglecting the possibility of interactions between offline and online communications. To explore potential interactions among different communication modes (online vs. offline) and communication types (private vs. public), we adopted the experience sampling method to track 418 Japanese individuals over 21 days and analyzed the data using multilevel models and psychometric network models. The findings revealed that digital use has only small direct effects on happiness and loneliness, especially through public (one-to-many) online communication. The increased digital use reduced offline communication time, indirectly influencing loneliness to a large degree. Overall, this study highlights the indirect effects of decreased face-to-face communication and the significant role of one-to-many online communication, which may explain a part of the diverse findings on this issue.","PeriodicalId":74321,"journal":{"name":"Npj mental health research","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.com/articles/s44184-024-00108-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142790481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}