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Cognitive therapy for anxious depression in STAR(⁎)D: What have we learned?Amy Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States Electronic address
J Affect Disord 142:213-8. 2012..The primary aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of cognitive therapy (CT) alone or in combination with medications for anxious versus non-anxious depression...
Depression and suicidal ideation in college studentsAmy Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychopathology 45:228-34. 2012..Suicide is one of the leading causes of death in college students and is often associated with depression. The aim of this study was to assess the rates of suicidal ideation (SI) on college campuses and to identify its correlates...
Predictors of stable personality disorder diagnoses in outpatients with remitted depressionAmy Farabaugh
Depression and Clinical Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 190:248-56. 2002....
Differences in cognitive factors between "true drug" versus "placebo pattern" response to fluoxetine as defined by pattern analysisAmy H Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA USA
Hum Psychopharmacol 21:221-5. 2006..This study examines the relationship between cognitive factors and TDR and PPR to fluoxetine...
Assessing depression and factors possibly associated with depression during the course of Parkinson's diseaseAmy H Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 Bowdoin Square, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 23:171-7. 2011..We wanted to examine the prevalence of dPD using different definitions of depression, as well as examine factors associated with dPD...
Relationships between major depressive disorder and comorbid anxiety and personality disordersAmy Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Compr Psychiatry 46:266-71. 2005....
Dysfunctional attitudes and personality disorder comorbidity during long-term treatment of MDDAmy Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Depress Anxiety 24:433-9. 2007..This finding suggests that dysfunctional attitudes that persist beyond remission of MDD may be a marker for certain personality disorders that are stable across long-term treatment...
The relationship between early changes in the HAMD-17 anxiety/somatization factor items and treatment outcome among depressed outpatientsAmy Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, MA WAC 812, USA
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 20:87-91. 2005..In conclusion, the presence of early improvement on the HAMD-17 item concerning fatigue and general somatic symptoms is significantly predictive of achieving remission at endpoint with active study treatment but not with placebo...
The overlap between personality disorders and major depressive disorder (MDD)Amy Farabaugh
The Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 16:217-24. 2004..Research studies have focused attention on the importance of the comorbidity of personality disorders and depression...
The potential relationship between levels of perceived stress and subtypes of major depressive disorder (MDD)A H Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA WAC 812, USA
Acta Psychiatr Scand 110:465-70. 2004....
Pattern of depressive symptoms in Parkinson's diseaseAmy H Farabaugh
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychosomatics 50:448-54. 2009..Depressive symptoms are common in Parkinson's disease (PD); however, it is unclear whether there are specific depressive symptom patterns in patients with PD and comorbid depression (dPD)...
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients with Parkinson's disease and comorbid major depressive disorderAmy Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman St, WAC 812, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychosomatics 51:124-9. 2010..Depression has been recognized as a common feature of Parkinson's disease (PD), and is the most prevalent psychiatric disorder in PD patients...
Early drop-outs, late drop-outs and completers: differences in the continuation phase of a clinical trialShamsah B Sonawalla
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, WACC 812, 15 Parkman Street Boston, MA 02114, USA
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 26:1415-9. 2002..The purpose of this study was to assess the differences between early (EDs), late drop-outs (LDs) and completers in the continuation phase of a clinical trial...
Gender, depressive symptoms and patterns of alcohol use among college studentsPaola Pedrelli
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychopathology 44:27-33. 2011..The current study extends previous research by investigating the relationship between depressive symptoms, daily alcohol use and compulsive drinking among college students and whether gender moderates these relationships...
Compulsive alcohol use and other high-risk behaviors among college studentsPaola Pedrelli
Depression and Clinical Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Am J Addict 20:14-20. 2011..The high co-occurrence of compulsive drinking, illicit substances, compulsive sexual activities, and gambling in college students suggests the need for comprehensive programs addressing high-risk behaviors together...
Prevalence of MTHFR C677T and MS A2756G polymorphisms in major depressive disorder, and their impact on response to fluoxetine treatmentDavid Mischoulon
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
CNS Spectr 17:76-86. 2012..To examine the prevalence of the C677T polymorphism of the methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) gene and the A2756G polymorphism of methionine synthase (MS), and their impact on antidepressant response...
Do early changes in the HAM-D-17 anxiety/somatization factor items affect the treatment outcome among depressed outpatients? Comparison of two controlled trials of St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum) versus a SSRIStella Bitran
Department of Psychiatry, Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 26:206-12. 2011..Early scrutiny of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-17 anxiety/somatization items may help to predict remission of major depressive disorder...
Anxious depression and early changes in the HAMD-17 anxiety-somatization factor items and antidepressant treatment outcomeAmy H Farabaugh
Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
Int Clin Psychopharmacol 25:214-7. 2010..Future studies are warranted to further investigate this relationship as well as that between anxious depression and treatment outcome...
A double-blind, randomized controlled trial of ethyl-eicosapentaenoate for major depressive disorderDavid Mischoulon
Massachusetts General Hospital, Depression Clinical and Research Program, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 70:1636-44. 2009..To examine the efficacy and tolerability of ethyl-eicosapentaenoate (EPA-E) monotherapy for major depressive disorder (MDD)...
Psychiatric comorbidity as a predictor of clinical response to nortriptyline in treatment-resistant major depressive disorderGeorge I Papakostas
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02114, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 64:1357-61. 2003..The purpose of this study was to test whether the presence of comorbid Axis I and Axis II disorders predicts clinical response to an open trial of nor-triptyline among patients with treatment-resistant depression...
Tridimensional personality questionnaire factors in major depressive disorder: relationship to anxiety disorder comorbidity and age of onsetDost Ongur
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, WACC 812, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychother Psychosom 74:173-8. 2005..Higher levels of HA and lower levels of RD and NS were associated with an increased risk of anxiety disorder comorbidity in our sample. HA may also be related to early onset of depression...
Factors associated with health-related quality of life among outpatients with major depressive disorder: a STAR*D reportMadhukar H Trivedi
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75390 9119, and the Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
J Clin Psychiatry 67:185-95. 2006..The aim of this study was to examine sociodemographic and clinical correlates of HRQOL in a large cohort of outpatients with MDD...
Compulsive use of alcohol among college studentsPaola Pedrelli
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 1 Bowdoin Square, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychiatry Res 205:95-102. 2013..This study suggest that the CHQ compulsive use of alcohol item should not be used as a stand-alone screening for alcohol or drug problems but it could be considered a marker for at-risk behaviors...
Personality disorders and the trimensional personality questionnaire factors in major depressive disorderAmy Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 193:747-50. 2005..Certain temperament traits, especially HA and NS, appear to be associated with specific patterns of personality clusters among depressed patients...
Gender differences in depression: findings from the STAR*D studySheila M Marcus
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School, 2101 Commonwealth Blvd Suite B, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA
J Affect Disord 87:141-50. 2005..The STAR*D (Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression) multicenter trial provides a unique opportunity to explore gender differences in outpatients with nonpsychotic MDD...
Early improvements in anxiety, depression, and anger/hostility symptoms and response to antidepressant treatmentAmy Farabaugh
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 22:166-71. 2010....
Problem-solving ability and comorbid personality disorders in depressed outpatientsRebecca Harley
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Depress Anxiety 23:496-501. 2006..Treatment with fluoxetine is less likely to lead to remission of MDD in patients with stable PDs. More study is needed to investigate causal links between PDs, problem solving, and MDD treatment response...
A controlled trial of bupropion added to nicotine patch and behavioral therapy for smoking cessation in adults with unipolar depressive disordersA Eden Evins
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Psychopharmacol 28:660-6. 2008..Given the high abstinence rate achieved with CBT plus NRT, a ceiling effect related to the high level of intervention received by all subjects may have prevented an adequate test of bupropion...
A double-blind, randomized, pilot dose-finding study of maca root (L. meyenii) for the management of SSRI-induced sexual dysfunctionChristina M Dording
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
CNS Neurosci Ther 14:182-91. 2008..Maca was well tolerated. Maca root may alleviate SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction, and there may be a dose-related effect. Maca may also have a beneficial effect on libido...
Personality disorders and perceived stress in major depressive disorderMichele Candrian
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 15 Parkman Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Psychiatry Res 160:184-91. 2008....
Perceived stress and cognitive vulnerability mediate the effects of personality disorder comorbidity on treatment outcome in major depressive disorder: a path analysis studyMichele Candrian
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
J Nerv Ment Dis 195:729-37. 2007..Depressogenic cognitions might be continuously activated by chronic distress in MDD subjects reporting axis II pathology, leading to stress exacerbation and eventually poorer treatment outcome...
Fluoxetine treatment of depressed patients with comorbid anxiety disordersShamsah B Sonawalla
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA
J Psychopharmacol 16:215-9. 2002..Further double-blind, placebo-controlled trials are required in larger samples to confirm our findings...
Enrolling research subjects from clinical practice: ethical and procedural issues in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trialJonathan E Alpert
Massachusetts General Hospital, Depression Clinical and Research Program, 50 Staniford Street, 4th Floor, Boston, 02114, USA
Psychiatry Res 141:193-200. 2006....
Health-related quality of life in depression: a STAR*D reportElla J Daly
Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Blvd, Dallas, TX 75390 9119, USA
Ann Clin Psychiatry 22:43-55. 2010..This report examined the psychological, physical, and social domains in a large sample of outpatients who entered the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial...
The absence of depressive symptoms is not the presence of wellness: validation of the Clinical Positive Affect ScaleAndrew A Nierenberg
Bipolar Clinic and Research Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
Aust N Z J Psychiatry 46:1165-72. 2012..Currently, no clinically useful scale has been developed to measure positive affect. To fill this gap, we developed the Clinical Positive Affect Scale (CPAS)...
Early drop-outs, late drop-outs and completers: differences in the continuation phase of a clinical trialShamsah B Sonawalla
Depression Clinical and Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 20114, USA
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 26:415-9. 2002..The purpose of this study was to assess the differences between early and late drop-outs and completers in the continuation phase of a clinical trial...
Research Grants
- Psychosocial Treatment of Depression in Parkinson's DiseaseAmy Farabaugh; Fiscal Year: 2007....
