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JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
Volume 158, Issue -, Pages 150-156Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2022.12.002
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Functional connectivity; Data driven; EMBARC; Major depressive disorder; CLICK; Remission
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This study used resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to subgroup patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and found that the different subgroups showed differential treatment outcomes.
Background: To address the clinical heterogeneity of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), this investigation determined whether resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) could be deployed to identify circuit based homogeneous subgroups, and whether subgroups identified show differential treatment outcomes.Methods: Pretreatment resting state fMRIs obtained from 278 outpatients with nonpsychotic MDD from Estab-lishing Moderators and Biosignatures of Antidepressant Response for Clinical Care for Depression Study were used to create data-driven subgroups using CLICK clustering. These subgroups were then compared using baseline clinical data, as well as baseline-to-week 8 changes in depression severity measured using the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression (HAMD17) and response/remission rates by treatment group.Results: Three subgroups were identified. Cluster-1 was characterized by overall hyperconnectivity coupled with profound hypoconnectivity between the supramarginal gyrus (executive control network; ECN) and the superior frontal cortex (dorsal attention network; DAN). Cluster-2 was characterized by overall hypoconnectivity coupled with hyperconnectivity between supramarginal gyrus (ECN) and superior frontal cortex (DAN). Cluster-3 showed hypoconnectivity, especially profound between the angular cortex (default mode network; DMN) and middle frontal cortex (ECN). While baseline clinical measures did not differentiate the three clusters, Cluster-3 had the remission rate (51.6%) compared to Cluster-1 and Cluster-2 (32.7% and 31.9%) when treated with sertraline.Limitations: Due to the exploratory nature of these analyses, there were no adjustments for multiple comparisons.Conclusions: Baseline functional connectivity can be used to subgroup patients with MDD that differ in acute phase treatment outcomes. Measures of connectivity may address the heterogeneity of MDD.
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