Healthy control Major depressive disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who are diagnosed with major depression according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and are currently depressed (The score should be 7 or higher). 2. Patients between the ages of 20-65. 3. Patients who scored higher than 70 of estimated premorbid IQ in JART(Japanese Adult Reading Test).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have strong suicidal ideation. 2. Patients who are currently being treated for alcohol/drug abuse. 3. Patients who have serious physical illness. 4.Patients who were determined by their doctors or head researchers to be inappropriate for research subjects for other reasons.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Determinants of depression. 2. The possibility of change caused by treatment in the amount of heat generated by brain activity. 3. Predictors before treatment for the amount of heat generated by brain activity, responding to treatment. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The relationship to near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) signals, whose diagnostic significance has been established. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Tottori University Faculty of Medicine Division of Neuropsychiatry, Department of Brain and Neuroscience