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Chronic depression

MedGen UID:
664152
•Concept ID:
C0581391
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Mental or Behavioral Dysfunction
SNOMED CT: Chronic depression (192080009)

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of Depression in Adults: A Review.
Simon GE, Moise N, Mohr DC
JAMA 2024 Jul 9;332(2):141-152. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.5756. PMID: 38856993
Chronic and treatment resistant depression: diagnosis and stepwise therapy.
Bschor T, Bauer M, Adli M
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Nov 7;111(45):766-75; quiz 775. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0766. PMID: 25467053Free PMC Article
Deep brain stimulation for treatment-resistant depression.
Mayberg HS, Lozano AM, Voon V, McNeely HE, Seminowicz D, Hamani C, Schwalb JM, Kennedy SH
Neuron 2005 Mar 3;45(5):651-60. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2005.02.014. PMID: 15748841

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Management of Depression in Adults: A Review.
Simon GE, Moise N, Mohr DC
JAMA 2024 Jul 9;332(2):141-152. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.5756. PMID: 38856993
Quantifying Deviations of Brain Structure and Function in Major Depressive Disorder Across Neuroimaging Modalities.
Winter NR, Leenings R, Ernsting J, Sarink K, Fisch L, Emden D, Blanke J, Goltermann J, Opel N, Barkhau C, Meinert S, Dohm K, Repple J, Mauritz M, Gruber M, Leehr EJ, Grotegerd D, Redlich R, Jansen A, Nenadic I, Nöthen MM, Forstner A, Rietschel M, Groß J, Bauer J, Heindel W, Andlauer T, Eickhoff SB, Kircher T, Dannlowski U, Hahn T
JAMA Psychiatry 2022 Sep 1;79(9):879-888. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.1780. PMID: 35895072Free PMC Article
Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis using individual participant data.
Furukawa TA, Suganuma A, Ostinelli EG, Andersson G, Beevers CG, Shumake J, Berger T, Boele FW, Buntrock C, Carlbring P, Choi I, Christensen H, Mackinnon A, Dahne J, Huibers MJH, Ebert DD, Farrer L, Forand NR, Strunk DR, Ezawa ID, Forsell E, Kaldo V, Geraedts A, Gilbody S, Littlewood E, Brabyn S, Hadjistavropoulos HD, Schneider LH, Johansson R, Kenter R, Kivi M, Björkelund C, Kleiboer A, Riper H, Klein JP, Schröder J, Meyer B, Moritz S, Bücker L, Lintvedt O, Johansson P, Lundgren J, Milgrom J, Gemmill AW, Mohr DC, Montero-Marin J, Garcia-Campayo J, Nobis S, Zarski AC, O'Moore K, Williams AD, Newby JM, Perini S, Phillips R, Schneider J, Pots W, Pugh NE, Richards D, Rosso IM, Rauch SL, Sheeber LB, Smith J, Spek V, Pop VJ, Ünlü B, van Bastelaar KMP, van Luenen S, Garnefski N, Kraaij V, Vernmark K, Warmerdam L, van Straten A, Zagorscak P, Knaevelsrud C, Heinrich M, Miguel C, Cipriani A, Efthimiou O, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P
Lancet Psychiatry 2021 Jun;8(6):500-511. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00077-8. PMID: 33957075Free PMC Article
Sensitivity to change and minimal clinically important difference of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7).
Toussaint A, Hüsing P, Gumz A, Wingenfeld K, Härter M, Schramm E, Löwe B
J Affect Disord 2020 Mar 15;265:395-401. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.032. PMID: 32090765
Stress and Inflammation in Coronary Artery Disease: A Review Psychoneuroendocrineimmunology-Based.
Fioranelli M, Bottaccioli AG, Bottaccioli F, Bianchi M, Rovesti M, Roccia MG
Front Immunol 2018;9:2031. Epub 2018 Sep 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02031. PMID: 30237802Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Management of Depression in Adults: A Review.
Simon GE, Moise N, Mohr DC
JAMA 2024 Jul 9;332(2):141-152. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.5756. PMID: 38856993
Sensitivity to change and minimal clinically important difference of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7).
Toussaint A, Hüsing P, Gumz A, Wingenfeld K, Härter M, Schramm E, Löwe B
J Affect Disord 2020 Mar 15;265:395-401. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.032. PMID: 32090765
Young onset dementia.
Draper B, Withall A
Intern Med J 2016 Jul;46(7):779-86. doi: 10.1111/imj.13099. PMID: 27405890
Chronic and treatment resistant depression: diagnosis and stepwise therapy.
Bschor T, Bauer M, Adli M
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Nov 7;111(45):766-75; quiz 775. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0766. PMID: 25467053Free PMC Article
Major depressive disorder in DSM-5: implications for clinical practice and research of changes from DSM-IV.
Uher R, Payne JL, Pavlova B, Perlis RH
Depress Anxiety 2014 Jun;31(6):459-71. Epub 2013 Nov 22 doi: 10.1002/da.22217. PMID: 24272961

Therapy

Management of Depression in Adults: A Review.
Simon GE, Moise N, Mohr DC
JAMA 2024 Jul 9;332(2):141-152. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.5756. PMID: 38856993
Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis using individual participant data.
Furukawa TA, Suganuma A, Ostinelli EG, Andersson G, Beevers CG, Shumake J, Berger T, Boele FW, Buntrock C, Carlbring P, Choi I, Christensen H, Mackinnon A, Dahne J, Huibers MJH, Ebert DD, Farrer L, Forand NR, Strunk DR, Ezawa ID, Forsell E, Kaldo V, Geraedts A, Gilbody S, Littlewood E, Brabyn S, Hadjistavropoulos HD, Schneider LH, Johansson R, Kenter R, Kivi M, Björkelund C, Kleiboer A, Riper H, Klein JP, Schröder J, Meyer B, Moritz S, Bücker L, Lintvedt O, Johansson P, Lundgren J, Milgrom J, Gemmill AW, Mohr DC, Montero-Marin J, Garcia-Campayo J, Nobis S, Zarski AC, O'Moore K, Williams AD, Newby JM, Perini S, Phillips R, Schneider J, Pots W, Pugh NE, Richards D, Rosso IM, Rauch SL, Sheeber LB, Smith J, Spek V, Pop VJ, Ünlü B, van Bastelaar KMP, van Luenen S, Garnefski N, Kraaij V, Vernmark K, Warmerdam L, van Straten A, Zagorscak P, Knaevelsrud C, Heinrich M, Miguel C, Cipriani A, Efthimiou O, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P
Lancet Psychiatry 2021 Jun;8(6):500-511. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00077-8. PMID: 33957075Free PMC Article
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Network Meta-analysis.
Karyotaki E, Efthimiou O, Miguel C, Bermpohl FMG, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P; Individual Patient Data Meta-Analyses for Depression (IPDMA-DE) Collaboration, Riper H, Patel V, Mira A, Gemmil AW, Yeung AS, Lange A, Williams AD, Mackinnon A, Geraedts A, van Straten A, Meyer B, Björkelund C, Knaevelsrud C, Beevers CG, Botella C, Strunk DR, Mohr DC, Ebert DD, Kessler D, Richards D, Littlewood E, Forsell E, Feng F, Wang F, Andersson G, Hadjistavropoulos H, Christensen H, Ezawa ID, Choi I, Rosso IM, Klein JP, Shumake J, Garcia-Campayo J, Milgrom J, Smith J, Montero-Marin J, Newby JM, Bretón-López J, Schneider J, Vernmark K, Bücker L, Sheeber LB, Warmerdam L, Farrer L, Heinrich M, Huibers MJH, Kivi M, Kraepelien M, Forand NR, Pugh N, Lindefors N, Lintvedt O, Zagorscak P, Carlbring P, Phillips R, Johansson R, Kessler RC, Brabyn S, Perini S, Rauch SL, Gilbody S, Moritz S, Berger T, Pop V, Kaldo V, Spek V, Forsell Y
JAMA Psychiatry 2021 Apr 1;78(4):361-371. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4364. PMID: 33471111Free PMC Article
Chronic and treatment resistant depression: diagnosis and stepwise therapy.
Bschor T, Bauer M, Adli M
Dtsch Arztebl Int 2014 Nov 7;111(45):766-75; quiz 775. doi: 10.3238/arztebl.2014.0766. PMID: 25467053Free PMC Article
Drug-induced mood disorders.
Ananth J, Ghadirian AM
Int Pharmacopsychiatry 1980;15(1):59-73. doi: 10.1159/000468412. PMID: 6104651

Prognosis

Quantifying Deviations of Brain Structure and Function in Major Depressive Disorder Across Neuroimaging Modalities.
Winter NR, Leenings R, Ernsting J, Sarink K, Fisch L, Emden D, Blanke J, Goltermann J, Opel N, Barkhau C, Meinert S, Dohm K, Repple J, Mauritz M, Gruber M, Leehr EJ, Grotegerd D, Redlich R, Jansen A, Nenadic I, Nöthen MM, Forstner A, Rietschel M, Groß J, Bauer J, Heindel W, Andlauer T, Eickhoff SB, Kircher T, Dannlowski U, Hahn T
JAMA Psychiatry 2022 Sep 1;79(9):879-888. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.1780. PMID: 35895072Free PMC Article
Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis using individual participant data.
Furukawa TA, Suganuma A, Ostinelli EG, Andersson G, Beevers CG, Shumake J, Berger T, Boele FW, Buntrock C, Carlbring P, Choi I, Christensen H, Mackinnon A, Dahne J, Huibers MJH, Ebert DD, Farrer L, Forand NR, Strunk DR, Ezawa ID, Forsell E, Kaldo V, Geraedts A, Gilbody S, Littlewood E, Brabyn S, Hadjistavropoulos HD, Schneider LH, Johansson R, Kenter R, Kivi M, Björkelund C, Kleiboer A, Riper H, Klein JP, Schröder J, Meyer B, Moritz S, Bücker L, Lintvedt O, Johansson P, Lundgren J, Milgrom J, Gemmill AW, Mohr DC, Montero-Marin J, Garcia-Campayo J, Nobis S, Zarski AC, O'Moore K, Williams AD, Newby JM, Perini S, Phillips R, Schneider J, Pots W, Pugh NE, Richards D, Rosso IM, Rauch SL, Sheeber LB, Smith J, Spek V, Pop VJ, Ünlü B, van Bastelaar KMP, van Luenen S, Garnefski N, Kraaij V, Vernmark K, Warmerdam L, van Straten A, Zagorscak P, Knaevelsrud C, Heinrich M, Miguel C, Cipriani A, Efthimiou O, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P
Lancet Psychiatry 2021 Jun;8(6):500-511. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00077-8. PMID: 33957075Free PMC Article
Sensitivity to change and minimal clinically important difference of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7).
Toussaint A, Hüsing P, Gumz A, Wingenfeld K, Härter M, Schramm E, Löwe B
J Affect Disord 2020 Mar 15;265:395-401. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.032. PMID: 32090765
Stress and Inflammation in Coronary Artery Disease: A Review Psychoneuroendocrineimmunology-Based.
Fioranelli M, Bottaccioli AG, Bottaccioli F, Bianchi M, Rovesti M, Roccia MG
Front Immunol 2018;9:2031. Epub 2018 Sep 6 doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02031. PMID: 30237802Free PMC Article
Drug-induced mood disorders.
Ananth J, Ghadirian AM
Int Pharmacopsychiatry 1980;15(1):59-73. doi: 10.1159/000468412. PMID: 6104651

Clinical prediction guides

Management of Depression in Adults: A Review.
Simon GE, Moise N, Mohr DC
JAMA 2024 Jul 9;332(2):141-152. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.5756. PMID: 38856993
Quantifying Deviations of Brain Structure and Function in Major Depressive Disorder Across Neuroimaging Modalities.
Winter NR, Leenings R, Ernsting J, Sarink K, Fisch L, Emden D, Blanke J, Goltermann J, Opel N, Barkhau C, Meinert S, Dohm K, Repple J, Mauritz M, Gruber M, Leehr EJ, Grotegerd D, Redlich R, Jansen A, Nenadic I, Nöthen MM, Forstner A, Rietschel M, Groß J, Bauer J, Heindel W, Andlauer T, Eickhoff SB, Kircher T, Dannlowski U, Hahn T
JAMA Psychiatry 2022 Sep 1;79(9):879-888. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2022.1780. PMID: 35895072Free PMC Article
Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis using individual participant data.
Furukawa TA, Suganuma A, Ostinelli EG, Andersson G, Beevers CG, Shumake J, Berger T, Boele FW, Buntrock C, Carlbring P, Choi I, Christensen H, Mackinnon A, Dahne J, Huibers MJH, Ebert DD, Farrer L, Forand NR, Strunk DR, Ezawa ID, Forsell E, Kaldo V, Geraedts A, Gilbody S, Littlewood E, Brabyn S, Hadjistavropoulos HD, Schneider LH, Johansson R, Kenter R, Kivi M, Björkelund C, Kleiboer A, Riper H, Klein JP, Schröder J, Meyer B, Moritz S, Bücker L, Lintvedt O, Johansson P, Lundgren J, Milgrom J, Gemmill AW, Mohr DC, Montero-Marin J, Garcia-Campayo J, Nobis S, Zarski AC, O'Moore K, Williams AD, Newby JM, Perini S, Phillips R, Schneider J, Pots W, Pugh NE, Richards D, Rosso IM, Rauch SL, Sheeber LB, Smith J, Spek V, Pop VJ, Ünlü B, van Bastelaar KMP, van Luenen S, Garnefski N, Kraaij V, Vernmark K, Warmerdam L, van Straten A, Zagorscak P, Knaevelsrud C, Heinrich M, Miguel C, Cipriani A, Efthimiou O, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P
Lancet Psychiatry 2021 Jun;8(6):500-511. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00077-8. PMID: 33957075Free PMC Article
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Network Meta-analysis.
Karyotaki E, Efthimiou O, Miguel C, Bermpohl FMG, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P; Individual Patient Data Meta-Analyses for Depression (IPDMA-DE) Collaboration, Riper H, Patel V, Mira A, Gemmil AW, Yeung AS, Lange A, Williams AD, Mackinnon A, Geraedts A, van Straten A, Meyer B, Björkelund C, Knaevelsrud C, Beevers CG, Botella C, Strunk DR, Mohr DC, Ebert DD, Kessler D, Richards D, Littlewood E, Forsell E, Feng F, Wang F, Andersson G, Hadjistavropoulos H, Christensen H, Ezawa ID, Choi I, Rosso IM, Klein JP, Shumake J, Garcia-Campayo J, Milgrom J, Smith J, Montero-Marin J, Newby JM, Bretón-López J, Schneider J, Vernmark K, Bücker L, Sheeber LB, Warmerdam L, Farrer L, Heinrich M, Huibers MJH, Kivi M, Kraepelien M, Forand NR, Pugh N, Lindefors N, Lintvedt O, Zagorscak P, Carlbring P, Phillips R, Johansson R, Kessler RC, Brabyn S, Perini S, Rauch SL, Gilbody S, Moritz S, Berger T, Pop V, Kaldo V, Spek V, Forsell Y
JAMA Psychiatry 2021 Apr 1;78(4):361-371. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4364. PMID: 33471111Free PMC Article
Sensitivity to change and minimal clinically important difference of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire (GAD-7).
Toussaint A, Hüsing P, Gumz A, Wingenfeld K, Härter M, Schramm E, Löwe B
J Affect Disord 2020 Mar 15;265:395-401. Epub 2020 Jan 15 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.01.032. PMID: 32090765

Recent systematic reviews

An update on the pharmacotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of dysthymic disorder: a systematic review.
Quagliato LA, Primavera D, Fornaro M, Preti A, Carta MG, Nardi AE
Expert Opin Pharmacother 2023 Sep-Dec;24(18):2035-2040. Epub 2024 Jan 5 doi: 10.1080/14656566.2023.2265809. PMID: 37787056
Dismantling, optimising, and personalising internet cognitive behavioural therapy for depression: a systematic review and component network meta-analysis using individual participant data.
Furukawa TA, Suganuma A, Ostinelli EG, Andersson G, Beevers CG, Shumake J, Berger T, Boele FW, Buntrock C, Carlbring P, Choi I, Christensen H, Mackinnon A, Dahne J, Huibers MJH, Ebert DD, Farrer L, Forand NR, Strunk DR, Ezawa ID, Forsell E, Kaldo V, Geraedts A, Gilbody S, Littlewood E, Brabyn S, Hadjistavropoulos HD, Schneider LH, Johansson R, Kenter R, Kivi M, Björkelund C, Kleiboer A, Riper H, Klein JP, Schröder J, Meyer B, Moritz S, Bücker L, Lintvedt O, Johansson P, Lundgren J, Milgrom J, Gemmill AW, Mohr DC, Montero-Marin J, Garcia-Campayo J, Nobis S, Zarski AC, O'Moore K, Williams AD, Newby JM, Perini S, Phillips R, Schneider J, Pots W, Pugh NE, Richards D, Rosso IM, Rauch SL, Sheeber LB, Smith J, Spek V, Pop VJ, Ünlü B, van Bastelaar KMP, van Luenen S, Garnefski N, Kraaij V, Vernmark K, Warmerdam L, van Straten A, Zagorscak P, Knaevelsrud C, Heinrich M, Miguel C, Cipriani A, Efthimiou O, Karyotaki E, Cuijpers P
Lancet Psychiatry 2021 Jun;8(6):500-511. Epub 2021 May 3 doi: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00077-8. PMID: 33957075Free PMC Article
Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Network Meta-analysis.
Karyotaki E, Efthimiou O, Miguel C, Bermpohl FMG, Furukawa TA, Cuijpers P; Individual Patient Data Meta-Analyses for Depression (IPDMA-DE) Collaboration, Riper H, Patel V, Mira A, Gemmil AW, Yeung AS, Lange A, Williams AD, Mackinnon A, Geraedts A, van Straten A, Meyer B, Björkelund C, Knaevelsrud C, Beevers CG, Botella C, Strunk DR, Mohr DC, Ebert DD, Kessler D, Richards D, Littlewood E, Forsell E, Feng F, Wang F, Andersson G, Hadjistavropoulos H, Christensen H, Ezawa ID, Choi I, Rosso IM, Klein JP, Shumake J, Garcia-Campayo J, Milgrom J, Smith J, Montero-Marin J, Newby JM, Bretón-López J, Schneider J, Vernmark K, Bücker L, Sheeber LB, Warmerdam L, Farrer L, Heinrich M, Huibers MJH, Kivi M, Kraepelien M, Forand NR, Pugh N, Lindefors N, Lintvedt O, Zagorscak P, Carlbring P, Phillips R, Johansson R, Kessler RC, Brabyn S, Perini S, Rauch SL, Gilbody S, Moritz S, Berger T, Pop V, Kaldo V, Spek V, Forsell Y
JAMA Psychiatry 2021 Apr 1;78(4):361-371. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2020.4364. PMID: 33471111Free PMC Article
Maternal depression and childhood obesity: a systematic review.
Lampard AM, Franckle RL, Davison KK
Prev Med 2014 Feb;59:60-7. Epub 2013 Nov 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2013.11.020. PMID: 24291685Free PMC Article
Risk factors for chronic depression--a systematic review.
Hölzel L, Härter M, Reese C, Kriston L
J Affect Disord 2011 Mar;129(1-3):1-13. Epub 2010 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2010.03.025. PMID: 20488546

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