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Alsalloum M, Ilchibaeva T, Tsybko A, Eremin D, Naumenko V. A Truncated Receptor TrkB Isoform (TrkB.T1) in Mechanisms of Genetically Determined Depressive-like Behavior of Mice. Biomedicines 2023; 11:2573. [PMID: 37761014 PMCID: PMC10526453 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11092573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Depression is a mental disorder that significantly reduces quality of life, and the discovery of new drug targets is an urgent problem for modern neuroscience. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and its receptors have been found to participate in mechanisms of depression and antidepressant drugs' action. In this study, we focused on a less-studied truncated isoform of receptor TrkB: TrkB.T1. Initially, we noticed that the level of TrkB.T1 is low in the hippocampus of Antidepressant-Sensitive Cataleptics (ASC) mice, which are characterized by genetically determined depressive-like behavior in contrast to "normal" C57BL/6J mice. Next, overexpression of TrkB.T1 receptor in hippocampal neurons of ACS mice was induced to clarify the role of this receptor in mechanisms of depressive-like behavior. TrkB.T1 overexpression lowered BDNF protein concentration in the hippocampus. On the behavioral level, TrkB.T1 overexpression severely decreased aggression and enhanced social behavior. Additionally, this excess of receptor TrkB.T1 slightly promoted anxiety and depressive-like behavioral traits without affecting learning and memory. Our results show that this TrkB isoform participates in the control of aggression, anxiety, and depressive-like behavior and in the regulation of BDNF system functioning in ASC mice (genetically predisposed to depressive-like behavior). Considering our findings, we believe that hippocampal receptor TrkB.T1 can be a drug target for the correction of behavioral pathologies.
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- Marah Alsalloum
- Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Akad. Lavrentyeva 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.A.); (D.E.); (V.N.)
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- Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Akad. Lavrentyeva 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.A.); (D.E.); (V.N.)
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- Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Akad. Lavrentyeva 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.A.); (D.E.); (V.N.)
- Department of Natural Sciences, Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova Street 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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- Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Akad. Lavrentyeva 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.A.); (D.E.); (V.N.)
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- Federal Research Center Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Prospekt Akad. Lavrentyeva 10, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia; (M.A.); (D.E.); (V.N.)
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Jing Z, Ding F, Sun Y, Zhang S, Li N. Comparing Depression Prevalence and Associated Symptoms with Intolerance of Uncertainty among Chinese Urban and Rural Adolescents: A Network Analysis. Behav Sci (Basel) 2023; 13:662. [PMID: 37622802 PMCID: PMC10451834 DOI: 10.3390/bs13080662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023] Open
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The prevalence of depression among adolescents is increasing, which can hinder their healthy development and is intricately linked to the intolerance of uncertainty (IU). IU involves both prospective anxiety and inhibitory anxiety. However, the precise relationship between depressive symptoms and these two components of IU remains unclear, particularly when considering the specific context of rural adolescents in China. A total of 1488 adolescents (male, 848; Meanage = 20, SDage = 1.51, age range from 16 to 24) in China were recruited and divided into urban adolescents (N = 439) and rural adolescents (N = 1049) groups. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale-12 were utilized to measure depression and IU. The symptom network approach and the flow network approach were employed. The prevalence of depression was significantly higher (χ2 = 4.09, p = 0.04) among rural adolescents (N = 419, 40.1%) than urban adolescents (N = 152, 34.8%). The node strength of "motor" demonstrated some discrepancy between rural and urban adolescents, while there was no notable disparity in the global strength and structure of the network between the two groups. However, rural adolescents exhibited a significantly higher global strength in the flow network (including depression and IU) than their urban counterparts. In the flow networks of rural adolescents, "guilt" was directly associated with prospective and inhibitory anxiety. These findings highlight the urgent need for interventions that enhance the ability of rural adolescents to cope with uncertainty and prevent their depressive symptoms more effectively.
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- Zhi Jing
- Department of Psychology, College of Teacher Education, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; (Z.J.)
- Department of Mental Health Education, Office of Student Affairs, Ordos Institute of Technology, Ordos 017000, China
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- Department of Psychology, College of Teacher Education, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; (Z.J.)
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- Department of Psychology, College of Teacher Education, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; (Z.J.)
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- Department of Psychology, College of Teacher Education, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; (Z.J.)
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- Department of Psychology, College of Teacher Education, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; (Z.J.)
- Psychotherapy Department, Ningxia Mental Health Center, Yinchuan 750021, China
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Cîrstian R, Pilmeyer J, Bernas A, Jansen JFA, Breeuwer M, Aldenkamp AP, Zinger S. Objective biomarkers of depression: A study of Granger causality and wavelet coherence in resting-state fMRI. J Neuroimaging 2023; 33:404-414. [PMID: 36710075 DOI: 10.1111/jon.13085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The lack of a robust diagnostic biomarker makes understanding depression from a neurobiological standpoint an important goal, especially in the context of brain imaging. METHODS In this study, we aim to create novel image-based features for objective diagnosis of depression. Resting-state network time series are used to investigate neurodynamics with the help of wavelet coherence and Granger causality (G-causality). Three new features are introduced: total wavelet coherence, wavelet lead coherence, and wavelet coherence blob analysis. The fourth feature, pair-wise conditional G-causality, is used to establish the causality between resting-state networks. We use the proposed features to classify depression in adult subjects. RESULTS We obtained an accuracy of 86% in the wavelet lead coherence, 80% in Granger causality, and 86% in wavelet coherence blob analysis. Subjects with depression showed hyperconnectivity between the dorsal attention network and the auditory network as well as between the posterior default mode network and the dorsal attention network. Hypoconnectivity was found between the anterior default mode network and the auditory network as well as the right frontoparietal network and the lateral visual network. An abnormal co-activation pattern was found between cerebellum and the lateral motor network according to the wavelet coherence blob analysis. CONCLUSION Based on abnormal functional dynamics between brain networks, we were able to identify subjects with depression with high accuracy. The findings of this study contribute to the understanding of the impaired emotional and attention processing associated with depression, as well as decreased motor activity.
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- Ramona Cîrstian
- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Department of Research and Development, Epilepsy Center Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biophysics, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.,Department of Research and Development, Epilepsy Center Kempenhaeghe, Heeze, The Netherlands
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Damme KSF, Park JS, Walther S, Vargas T, Shankman SA, Mittal VA. Depression and Psychosis Risk Shared Vulnerability for Motor Signs Across Development, Symptom Dimensions, and Familial Risk. Schizophr Bull 2022; 48:752-762. [PMID: 35554607 PMCID: PMC9212095 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbab133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Motor abnormalities are strong transdiagnostic indicators of psychopathology risk that reflect emerging neural network abnormalities. Indeed, motor signs, such as motor slowing and agitation, are widely recognized as core features of both psychosis and depression. However, it is unclear whether these reflect shared or distinct etiology. METHODS A sample of 11 878 adolescents completed self-reported clinical measures of rated psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) and depression. Familial risk for psychopathology and the presence of motor signs were drawn from parental reports, including developmental motor delays (eg, sitting, walking), and adolescent motor signs (eg, dyscoordination, psychomotor retardation, and psychomotor agitation). Finally, motor network connectivity in theoretically relevant networks (cortico-striatal, cortico-thalamic, and cortico-cerebellar) were related to symptoms and familial risk for psychopathology. RESULTS Developmental motor delays related to increased PLEs, increased depression symptoms, and greater familial risk. Familial risk for both PLEs and depression showed higher rates of developmental motor delays than all other groups. Adolescent motor signs, however, showed unique patterns of relationships to symptoms and familial risk such that dyscoordination reflected risk for PLEs, both psychomotor agitation and retardation reflected depression risk, and psychomotor agitation reflected transdiagnostic risk. Cortico-striatal connectivity was related to depression and PLEs, but cortico-cerebellar connectivity was linked to PLEs only. CONCLUSIONS Motor signs may be a transdiagnostic marker of vulnerability for psychopathology. Early developmental motor delays could belie pluripotent, familial risk features. Unique items, eg, dyscoordination specifically related to PLEs, possibly reflecting processes inherent in distinct emerging forms of psychopathology.
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- Katherine S F Damme
- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci), Northwestern University, Evanston/Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- University Hospital of Psychiatry, Translational Research Center, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci), Northwestern University, Evanston/Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA
- Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences (DevSci), Northwestern University, Evanston/Chicago, IL, USA
- Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
- Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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Gianfredi V, Ferrara P, Pennisi F, Casu G, Amerio A, Odone A, Nucci D, Dinu M. Association between Daily Pattern of Physical Activity and Depression: A Systematic Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19116505. [PMID: 35682090 PMCID: PMC9180107 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19116505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Recent research suggested that daily pattern of physical activity (PA) may have an important association with depression, but findings are limited and contradictory. Our aim was to conduct a systematic review of the literature to summarize the literature evidence on the association between timing of PA and depression. A comprehensive search of PubMed/Medline and Scopus databases has been performed, and a total of five manuscripts have been thoroughly reviewed. The performed descriptive analysis shows lower levels of PA among individuals with depression or depressive symptoms, although evidence on the 24 h pattern of PA and depression is limited. An interesting finding is the association between lower PA during the morning, higher PA late in the evening (night), and depression or depressive symptoms. However, definitive conclusions could not be drawn due to the observational nature of the studies, their limited number, the high heterogeneity in the sample populations, and the studies’ differing outcome definitions and exposure assessments. Future studies considering not only the level of PA but also its daily variability might be important to further explore this novel area of research.
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- Vincenza Gianfredi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milan, Via Pascal 36, 20133 Milan, Italy;
- CAPHRI Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (P.F.); (A.O.)
- Center for Public Health Research, University of Milan-Bicocca, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy; (F.P.); (G.C.)
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- School of Medicine, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Via Olgettina 58, 20132 Milan, Italy; (F.P.); (G.C.)
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- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health (DINOGMI), Section of Psychiatry, University of Genoa, 16146 Genoa, Italy;
- IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genoa, Italy
- Department of Psychiatry, Tufts University, Boston, MA 02155, USA
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy; (P.F.); (A.O.)
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- Nutritional Support Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, 35128 Padua, Italy
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, 50121 Florence, Italy;
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Damme KS, Park JS, Vargas T, Walther S, Shankman SA, Mittal VA. Motor abnormalities, depression risk, and clinical course in adolescence. BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY GLOBAL OPEN SCIENCE 2022; 2:61-69. [PMID: 35419552 PMCID: PMC9000199 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsgos.2021.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/26/2021] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Background Motor abnormalities, such as psychomotor agitation and retardation, are widely recognized as core features of depression. However, it is not currently known if motor abnormalities connote risk for depression. Methods Using data from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study, a nationally representative sample of youth (n=10,835, 9-11 years old), the present paper examines whether motor abnormalities are associated with (a) depression symptoms in early adolescence, (b) familial risk for depression (familial risk loading), and (c) future depression symptoms. Motor abnormalities measures included traditional (DSM) motor signs such as psychomotor agitation and retardation as well as other motor domains such as developmental motor delays and dyscoordination. Results Traditional motor abnormalities were less prevalent (agitation=3.2%, retardation=0.3%) than non-traditional domains (delays=13.79%, coordination=35.5%) among adolescents. Motor dysfunction was associated with depression symptoms (Cohen's ds=0.02 to 0.12). Familial risk for depression was related to motor abnormalities (Cohen's ds=0.08 to 0.27), with the exception of motor retardation. Family vulnerability varied in sensitivity to depression risk (e.g., retardation: .53%; dyscoordination: 32.05%). Baseline endorsement of motor abnormalities predicted future depression symptoms at one-year follow-up. Conclusions These findings suggest that motor signs reflect a novel, promising future direction for examining vulnerability to depression risk in early adolescence.
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- Katherine S.F. Damme
- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, Illinois
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- Translational Research Center, University Hospital of Psychiatry, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, Illinois
- Department of Psychiatry, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
- Institute for Innovations in Developmental Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston and Chicago, Illinois
- Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
- Institute for Policy Research, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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Minaeva O, Riese H, Lamers F, Antypa N, Wichers M, Booij SH. Screening for Depression in Daily Life: Development and External Validation of a Prediction Model Based on Actigraphy and Experience Sampling Method. J Med Internet Res 2020; 22:e22634. [PMID: 33258783 PMCID: PMC7894744 DOI: 10.2196/22634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background In many countries, depressed individuals often first visit primary care settings for consultation, but a considerable number of clinically depressed patients remain unidentified. Introducing additional screening tools may facilitate the diagnostic process. Objective This study aimed to examine whether experience sampling method (ESM)-based measures of depressive affect and behaviors can discriminate depressed from nondepressed individuals. In addition, the added value of actigraphy-based measures was examined. Methods We used data from 2 samples to develop and validate prediction models. The development data set included 14 days of ESM and continuous actigraphy of currently depressed (n=43) and nondepressed individuals (n=82). The validation data set included 30 days of ESM and continuous actigraphy of currently depressed (n=27) and nondepressed individuals (n=27). Backward stepwise logistic regression analysis was applied to build the prediction models. Performance of the models was assessed with goodness-of-fit indices, calibration curves, and discriminative ability (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUC]). Results In the development data set, the discriminative ability was good for the actigraphy model (AUC=0.790) and excellent for both the ESM (AUC=0.991) and the combined-domains model (AUC=0.993). In the validation data set, the discriminative ability was reasonable for the actigraphy model (AUC=0.648) and excellent for both the ESM (AUC=0.891) and the combined-domains model (AUC=0.892). Conclusions ESM is a good diagnostic predictor and is easy to calculate, and it therefore holds promise for implementation in clinical practice. Actigraphy shows no added value to ESM as a diagnostic predictor but might still be useful when ESM use is restricted.
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- Olga Minaeva
- Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE), Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE), Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Interdisciplinary Center Psychopathology and Emotion regulation (ICPE), Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion regulation, Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.,Center for Integrative Psychiatry, Lentis, Groningen, Netherlands
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a serious public health problem that has, at best, modest treatment response—potentially due to its heterogeneous clinical presentation. One way to parse the heterogeneity is to investigate the role of particular features of MDD, an endeavor that can also help identify novel and focal targets for treatment and prevention efforts. Our R01 focuses on the feature of psychomotor disturbance (e.g., psychomotor agitation (PmA) and retardation (PmR)), a particularly pernicious feature of MDD, that has not been examined extensively in MDD. Aim 1 is comparing three groups of individuals—those with current MDD (n = 100), remitted MDD (n = 100), and controls (n = 50)—on multiple measures of PmR and PmA (assessed both in the lab and in the subjects’ natural environment). Aim 2 is examining the structural (diffusion MRI) and functional (resting state fMRI) connectivity of motor circuitry of the three groups as well as the relation between motor circuitry and the proposed indicators of PmR and PmA. Aim 3 is following up with subjects three times over 18 months to evaluate whether motor symptoms change in tandem with overall depressive symptoms and functioning over time and/or whether baseline PmR/PmA predicts course of depression and functioning. Aim 3 is particularly clinically significant. Finding that motor functioning and overall depression severity co-vary over time, or that motor variables predict subsequent change in overall depression severity, would support the potential clinical utility of these novel, reliable, and easily administered motor assessments.
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Averill IR, Crowe M, Frampton CM, Beaglehole B, Lacey CJ, Jordan J, Wilson LD, Douglas KM, Porter RJ. Clinical response to treatment in inpatients with depression correlates with changes in activity levels and psychomotor speed. Aust N Z J Psychiatry 2018; 52:652-659. [PMID: 29417833 DOI: 10.1177/0004867417753549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Monitoring clinical response to treatment in depressed inpatients, particularly identifying early improvement, may be sub-optimal. This may impact adversely on patients through longer admissions and sub-optimal pharmacotherapy. Psychomotor speed is a prominent neuropsychological function which changes as recovery occurs. This study examines simple techniques used to quantify psychomotor change and their potential to contribute to monitoring recovery. METHODS Activity levels were continuously monitored in patients diagnosed with a major depressive episode from four acute psychiatric wards using two actigraphs (commercial and scientific) for 3 weeks and linear regression used to calculate a gradient to express rate of change. Psychomotor speed was assessed using the simple Coin Rotation Task. Mood and functioning were rated using the Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms, Clinical Global Impression Scale and Functioning Assessment Short Test. The assessments were completed at baseline and follow-up (3 weeks), and correlations were calculated for all change measures. RESULTS In all, 24 inpatients were recruited but not all completed baseline and follow-up measures. Change in activity count ( N = 16) and psychomotor speed ( N = 13) correlated significantly with improvement in clinical measures of depressive symptoms. Actigraphs were acceptable to hospital inpatients. LIMITATIONS The limited size of this pilot study precludes the analysis of predictive power or the influence of other variables such as depression subtypes, age, gender or variations related to medications. CONCLUSION Early change in simple activity and psychomotor speed warrant further investigation for utility in measuring treatment response in depressed inpatients.
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- Ian Re Averill
- 1 Clinical Research Unit, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.,2 Specialist Mental Health Services, Hillmorton Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- 1 Clinical Research Unit, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- 1 Clinical Research Unit, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- 1 Clinical Research Unit, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.,2 Specialist Mental Health Services, Hillmorton Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- 1 Clinical Research Unit, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.,3 West Coast District Health Board, Greymouth, New Zealand
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- 1 Clinical Research Unit, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- 1 Clinical Research Unit, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.,4 Pegasus Health, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- 1 Clinical Research Unit, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- 1 Clinical Research Unit, Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.,2 Specialist Mental Health Services, Hillmorton Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Working Memory and Motor Activity: A Comparison Across Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, and Healthy Control Groups. Behav Ther 2018; 49:419-434. [PMID: 29704970 DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2017] [Revised: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Converging findings from recent research suggest a functional relationship between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)-related hyperactivity and demands on working memory (WM) in both children and adults. Excessive motor activity such as restlessness and fidgeting are not pathognomonic symptoms of ADHD, however, and are often associated with other diagnoses such as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Further, previous research indicates that anticipatory processing associated with anxiety can directly interfere with storage and rehearsal processes of WM. The topographical similarity of excessive motor activity seen in both ADHD and anxiety disorders, as well as similar WM deficits, may indicate a common relationship between WM deficits and increased motor activity. The relationship between objectively measured motor activity (actigraphy) and PH and visuospatial WM demands in adults with ADHD (n = 21), adults with GAD (n = 21), and healthy control adults (n = 20) was examined. Although all groups exhibited significant increases in activity from control to WM conditions, the ADHD group exhibited a disproportionate increase in activity, while activity exhibited by the GAD and healthy control groups was not different. Findings indicate that ADHD-related hyperactivity is uniquely related to WM demands, and appear to suggest that adults with GAD are no more active relative to healthy control adults during a cognitively demanding laboratory task.
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Cheniaux E, Silva RDAD, Santana CM, Filgueiras A. Changes in energy and motor activity: core symptoms of bipolar mania and depression? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017; 40:233-237. [PMID: 29160338 PMCID: PMC6899406 DOI: 10.1590/1516-4446-2017-2301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 06/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate how well symptom rating scales differentiate bipolar disorder (BD) episode types. METHODS One hundred and six patients with BD were followed for 13 years. At each visit, the following clinical scales were administered: Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAM-D) and Clinical Global Impressions scale for use in bipolar illness (CGI-BP). To perform a comparison between the affective states of BP, three time points in each patient's follow-up period were chosen for evaluation: the most severe manic episode, the most severe depressive episode, and the euthymic period with least symptoms. Canonical discriminant analyses (CDA) were performed to identify which symptoms best discriminated episodes. RESULTS CDA revealed HAM-D was worse than YMRS and CGI-BP to discriminate mood states. The items evaluating increased motor activity in YMRS (2, increased motor activity/energy) and HAM-D (9, agitation) were the best to distinguish mania, depression, and euthymia. In contrast, HAM-D item 8 (retardation) and the HAM-D and YMRS items related to mood symptoms were less important and precise. CONCLUSION Higher levels of energy or activity should be considered a core symptom of mania. However, our results do not confirm the association between a decrease in energy or activity and depression. HAM-D probably does not assess motor activity adequately.
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- Elie Cheniaux
- Instituto de Psiquiatria (IPUB), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Psiquiatria (IPUB), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.,Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Psiquiatria (IPUB), Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Merikanto I, Partonen T, Paunio T, Castaneda AE, Marttunen M, Urrila AS. Advanced phases and reduced amplitudes are suggested to characterize the daily rest-activity cycles in depressed adolescent boys. Chronobiol Int 2017; 34:967-976. [PMID: 28594248 DOI: 10.1080/07420528.2017.1332072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Self-reported eveningness has been previously associated with depressed mood among adults and adolescents. Here, we study how circadian indicators based on actigraphic data differ between depressed and healthy adolescent boys. Our sample consisted of 17 medication-free adolescent boys, aged 14.5 to 17.5 years, of which eight had depressive disorder and were currently depressed and nine were healthy comparison participants. Psychiatric assessment was conducted by diagnostic interviews and complemented with observer-rating and self-rating scales. Actigraphic data were collected with wrist actigraphs for a minimum period of 25 consecutive days (range of 25 to 44 days). The behavioral trait of morningness-eveningness was measured with the 19-item Horne-Östberg Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire. Based on the self-report, the depressed boys were more prone to eveningness than healthy controls, but based on the actigraphic data, they had earlier phases especially on school days and lower activity levels especially on weekends. On weekends, the depressed boys showed a greater shift toward later-timed phases than healthy controls. Our results confirm a mismatch of the subjective morningness-eveningness preference (late-preference) and the objective rest-activity rhythm (early-prone) during school days in depressed adolescent boys.
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- Ilona Merikanto
- a Department of Public Health Solutions, Mental Health Unit , National Institute for Health and Welfare , Helsinki , Finland.,b Orton Orthopaedics Hospital , Helsinki , Finland
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- a Department of Public Health Solutions, Mental Health Unit , National Institute for Health and Welfare , Helsinki , Finland
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- c Department of Health, Genetics and Biomarkers Unit , National Institute for Health and Welfare , Helsinki , Finland.,d Department of Psychiatry , University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital , Helsinki , Finland
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- e Department of Welfare, Equality and Inclusion Unit , National Institute for Health and Welfare , Helsinki , Finland
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- a Department of Public Health Solutions, Mental Health Unit , National Institute for Health and Welfare , Helsinki , Finland.,d Department of Psychiatry , University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital , Helsinki , Finland
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- a Department of Public Health Solutions, Mental Health Unit , National Institute for Health and Welfare , Helsinki , Finland.,d Department of Psychiatry , University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital , Helsinki , Finland
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Physical activity of elderly patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy individuals: an actigraphy study. Biopsychosoc Med 2015; 9:19. [PMID: 26442128 PMCID: PMC4593190 DOI: 10.1186/s13030-015-0046-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Most people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are physically inactive. An accelerometer worn on the waist has been used to evaluate physical activity in people with chronic conditions. It is useful for evaluating moderate to vigorous activity, although it tends to underestimate light or mild activities such as housework or family duties. An accelerometer worn on the wrist (i.e., actigraph) has recently been used to capture daily physical activity in inactive individuals. The purposes of this study were to investigate physical activity measured by an actigraph in patients with RA and in healthy individuals and to investigate the association between actigraphic data and self-reported physical function. METHODS The subjects were 20 RA patients and 20 healthy individuals. All participants wore an actigraph on their wrist for 6-7 consecutive days. They also completed the Health Assessment Questionnaire disability index (HAQ-DI) and the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) 36-item short form health survey (SF-36). We extracted three parameters from the actigraphic data: mean activity count (MAC), peak activity count (PAC), and low activity ratio (LAR). These three parameters were compared between the RA patients and healthy individuals and with the self-reported questionnaires. RESULTS The MAC was significantly lower and the LAR was significantly higher in RA patients than in healthy individuals. The PAC was not different between the two groups. The LAR was negatively correlated with the MAC for the RA patients and for the healthy individuals. The decrease ratio of the LAR with the increase of the MAC for the RA patients was twice that of the healthy participants. In the RA patients, the LAR was significantly and moderately correlated with the HAQ-DI score and two dimensions of the SF-36 (i.e., "physical functioning" and "bodily pain"). CONCLUSION Investigation of the proportion of low activity count using an actigraph may be useful to identify characteristics of the physical function in RA patients.
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Fuster-Garcia E, Bresó A, Miranda JM, García-Gómez JM. Actigraphy pattern analysis for outpatient monitoring. Methods Mol Biol 2015; 1246:3-17. [PMID: 25417076 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-1985-7_1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The actigraphy is a cost-effective method for assessing specific sleep disorders such as diagnosing insomnia, circadian rhythm disorders, or excessive sleepiness. Due to recent advances in wireless connectivity and motion activity sensors, the new actigraphy devices allow the non-intrusive and non-stigmatizing monitoring of outpatients for weeks or even months facilitating treatment outcome measure in daily life activities. This possibility has propitiated new studies suggesting the utility of actigraphy to monitor outpatients with mood disorders such as major depression, or patients with dementia. However, the full exploitation of data acquired during the monitoring period requires the use of automatic systems and techniques that allow the reduction of inherent complexity of the data, the extraction of most informative features, and the interpretability and decision-making. In this study we purpose a set of techniques for actigraphy patterns analysis for outpatient monitoring. These techniques include actigraphy signal pre-processing, quantification, nonlinear registration, feature extraction, detection of anomalies, and pattern visualization. In addition, techniques for daily actigraphy signals modelling and simulation are included to facilitate the development and test of new analysis techniques in controlled scenarios.
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- Elies Fuster-Garcia
- Veratech for Health, S.L., G V Fernando el Católico 5, planta 5, puerta 18, 46008, València, Spain,
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Terziivanova P, Haralanov S. Epistemological and methodological significance of quantitative studies of psychomotor activity for the explanation of clinical depression. J Eval Clin Pract 2012; 18:1151-5. [PMID: 23009631 DOI: 10.1111/jep.12008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Psychomotor disturbances have been regarded as cardinal symptoms of depression for centuries and their objective assessment may have predictive value with respect to the severity of clinical depression, treatment outcome and prognosis of the affective disorder. METHODS Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) and Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAM-A). Psychomotor indicators of activity and reactivity were objectively recorded and measured by means of computerized ultrasonographic craniocorpography. RESULTS We found a statistically significant correlation between disturbances in psychomotor indicators and MADRS total score (r = 0.4; P < 0.0001). The severity of HAM-A total score had no statistically significant correlation with psychomotor indicators (P > 0.05). We found that different items of MADRS and HAM-A correlated with psychomotor disturbances of different strength and significance. Objectively, measured psychomotor retardation was associated with greater severity of depressive symptoms assessed at the clinical level. CONCLUSIONS Integration between different methods is needed in order to improve understanding of the psychopathology and the neurobiology of a disputable diagnosis such as clinical depression.
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Razavi N, Horn H, Koschorke P, Hügli S, Höfle O, Müller T, Strik W, Walther S. Measuring motor activity in major depression: the association between the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale and actigraphy. Psychiatry Res 2011; 190:212-6. [PMID: 21663976 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2010] [Revised: 05/04/2011] [Accepted: 05/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Despite the use of actigraphy in depression research, the association of depression ratings and quantitative motor activity remains controversial. In addition, the impact of recurring episodes on motor activity is uncertain. In 76 medicated inpatients with major depression (27 with a first episode, 49 with recurrent episodes), continuous wrist actigraphy for 24h and scores on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAMD) were obtained. In addition, 10 subjects of the sample wore the actigraph over a period of 5 days, in order to assess the reliability of a 1-day measurement. Activity levels were stable over 5 consecutive days. Actigraphic parameters did not differ between patients with a first or a recurrent episode, and quantitative motor activity failed to correlate with the HAMD total score. However, of the motor-related single items of the HAMD, the item activities was associated with motor activity parameters, while the items agitation and retardation were not. Actigraphy is consistent with clinical observation for the item activities. Expert raters may not correctly rate the motor aspects of retardation and agitation in major depression.
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To record sleep, actigraph devices are worn on the wrist and record movements that can be used to estimate sleep parameters with specialized algorithms in computer software programs. With the recent establishment of a Current Procedural Terminology code for wrist actigraphy, this technology is being used increasingly in clinical settings as actigraphy has the advantage of providing objective information on sleep habits in the patient's natural sleep environment. Actigraphy has been well validated for the estimation of nighttime sleep parameters across age groups, but the validity of the estimation of sleep-onset latency and daytime sleeping is limited. Clinical guidelines and research suggest that wrist actigraphy is particularly useful in the documentation of sleep patterns prior to a multiple sleep latency test, in the evaluation of circadian rhythm sleep disorders, to evaluate treatment outcomes, and as an adjunct to home monitoring of sleep-disordered breathing. Actigraphy has also been well studied in the evaluation of sleep in the context of depression and dementia. Although actigraphy should not be viewed as a substitute for clinical interviews, sleep diaries, or overnight polysomnography when indicated, it can provide useful information about sleep in the natural sleep environment and/or when extended monitoring is clinically indicated.
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- Jennifer L Martin
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center, Los Angeles, CA; David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, CA.
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- Cedars-Sinai Sleep Medicine Fellowship Program, Los Angeles, CA
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