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Chemical Imbalance

MedGen UID:
458828
•Concept ID:
C2986602
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Finding

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChemical Imbalance

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Stressors and chemical imbalances: Beliefs about the causes of depression in an acute psychiatric treatment sample.
Schroder HS, Duda JM, Christensen K, Beard C, Björgvinsson T
J Affect Disord 2020 Nov 1;276:537-545. Epub 2020 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.061. PMID: 32807732
The emperor's new drugs: medication and placebo in the treatment of depression.
Kirsch I
Handb Exp Pharmacol 2014;225:291-303. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-44519-8_16. PMID: 25304538
Relationship of supernatural beliefs and first treatment contact in patients with obsessive compulsive disorder: an exploratory study from India.
Grover S, Patra BN, Aggarwal M, Avasthi A, Chakrabarti S, Malhotra S
Int J Soc Psychiatry 2014 Dec;60(8):818-27. Epub 2014 Mar 24 doi: 10.1177/0020764014527266. PMID: 24663395

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The folk psychiatry model: Developing a measure of lay perceptions of PTSD.
Sowers AF, Clapp JD, Freng SA, Stanton K
Psychol Assess 2023 Dec;35(12):1120-1133. Epub 2023 Sep 14 doi: 10.1037/pas0001274. PMID: 37707476
Research progress on the interaction between oxidative stress and platelets: Another avenue for cancer?
Zhang X, Yu S, Li X, Wen X, Liu S, Zu R, Ren H, Li T, Yang C, Luo H
Pharmacol Res 2023 May;191:106777. Epub 2023 Apr 18 doi: 10.1016/j.phrs.2023.106777. PMID: 37080257
Critiquing the Critique: Resisting Commonplace Criticisms of Antidepressants in Online Platforms.
Sthamann E, McMullen LM
Qual Health Res 2021 Dec;31(14):2617-2628. Epub 2021 Oct 1 doi: 10.1177/10497323211040768. PMID: 34596489Free PMC Article
Presentation of benefits and harms of antidepressants on websites: A cross-sectional study.
Demasi M, Gøtzsche PC
Int J Risk Saf Med 2020;31(2):53-65. doi: 10.3233/JRS-191023. PMID: 32144998Free PMC Article
What does the latest meta-analysis really tell us about antidepressants?
Moncrieff J
Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci 2018 Oct;27(5):430-432. Epub 2018 May 28 doi: 10.1017/S2045796018000240. PMID: 29804550Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

The folk psychiatry model: Developing a measure of lay perceptions of PTSD.
Sowers AF, Clapp JD, Freng SA, Stanton K
Psychol Assess 2023 Dec;35(12):1120-1133. Epub 2023 Sep 14 doi: 10.1037/pas0001274. PMID: 37707476
Knowledge and attitudes on medication adherence and residual symptoms in individuals with depression: a survey at a University Hospital.
Pitanupong J, Sammathit J
BMC Psychiatry 2023 Mar 29;23(1):210. doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04706-y. PMID: 36991351Free PMC Article
Psychotherapy and its Role in Psychiatric Practice: A Position Paper. I. Psychiatry as a Psychobiological Discipline.
Shapiro Y, John N, Scott R, Tomy N
J Psychiatr Pract 2016 May;22(3):221-31. doi: 10.1097/PRA.0000000000000159. PMID: 27123801
The duty to be well-informed: the case of depression.
Blease C
J Med Ethics 2014 Apr;40(4):225-9. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101122. PMID: 23625738
Tourette syndrome: a bizarre and frightening neurological disorder.
Jenson CE
J Neurosci Nurs 1988 Aug;20(4):213-6. doi: 10.1097/01376517-198808000-00002. PMID: 2973497

Therapy

Good, better, best: clinical scenarios for the use of L-methylfolate in patients with MDD.
Jain R, Manning S, Cutler AJ
CNS Spectr 2020 Dec;25(6):750-764. Epub 2019 Dec 13 doi: 10.1017/S1092852919001469. PMID: 31833826
What does the latest meta-analysis really tell us about antidepressants?
Moncrieff J
Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci 2018 Oct;27(5):430-432. Epub 2018 May 28 doi: 10.1017/S2045796018000240. PMID: 29804550Free PMC Article
The duty to be well-informed: the case of depression.
Blease C
J Med Ethics 2014 Apr;40(4):225-9. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101122. PMID: 23625738
The biomedical model of mental disorder: a critical analysis of its validity, utility, and effects on psychotherapy research.
Deacon BJ
Clin Psychol Rev 2013 Nov;33(7):846-61. Epub 2013 Apr 8 doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2012.09.007. PMID: 23664634
Brain, networks, depression, and more.
Leistedt SJ, Linkowski P
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2013 Jan;23(1):55-62. Epub 2012 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.10.011. PMID: 23154052

Prognosis

Limited impacts of biogenetic messaging on neural correlates of cognitive control and beliefs about depression.
Lamontagne SJ, Duda JM, Madarasmi S, Rogers VA, Yu E, Pizzagalli DA, Schroder HS
Cogn Affect Behav Neurosci 2023 Apr;23(2):383-399. Epub 2023 Mar 3 doi: 10.3758/s13415-023-01073-9. PMID: 36869258Free PMC Article
Stressors and chemical imbalances: Beliefs about the causes of depression in an acute psychiatric treatment sample.
Schroder HS, Duda JM, Christensen K, Beard C, Björgvinsson T
J Affect Disord 2020 Nov 1;276:537-545. Epub 2020 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.061. PMID: 32807732
Effects of a chemical imbalance causal explanation on individuals' perceptions of their depressive symptoms.
Kemp JJ, Lickel JJ, Deacon BJ
Behav Res Ther 2014 May;56:47-52. Epub 2014 Mar 6 doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.02.009. PMID: 24657311
The duty to be well-informed: the case of depression.
Blease C
J Med Ethics 2014 Apr;40(4):225-9. Epub 2013 Apr 26 doi: 10.1136/medethics-2012-101122. PMID: 23625738
Brain, networks, depression, and more.
Leistedt SJ, Linkowski P
Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2013 Jan;23(1):55-62. Epub 2012 Nov 13 doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2012.10.011. PMID: 23154052

Clinical prediction guides

Adult stem cell activity in naked mole rats for long-term tissue maintenance.
Montazid S, Bandyopadhyay S, Hart DW, Gao N, Johnson B, Thrumurthy SG, Penn DJ, Wernisch B, Bansal M, Altrock PM, Rost F, Gazinska P, Ziolkowski P, Hayee B, Liu Y, Han J, Tessitore A, Koth J, Bodmer WF, East JE, Bennett NC, Tomlinson I, Irshad S
Nat Commun 2023 Dec 20;14(1):8484. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-44138-6. PMID: 38123565Free PMC Article
Stressors and chemical imbalances: Beliefs about the causes of depression in an acute psychiatric treatment sample.
Schroder HS, Duda JM, Christensen K, Beard C, Björgvinsson T
J Affect Disord 2020 Nov 1;276:537-545. Epub 2020 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.07.061. PMID: 32807732
Seasonality and schizophrenia: a comprehensive overview of the seasonal pattern of hospital admissions and potential drivers.
Jahan S, Wraith D, Dunne MP, Naish S, McLean D
Int J Biometeorol 2020 Aug;64(8):1423-1432. Epub 2020 Apr 13 doi: 10.1007/s00484-020-01910-3. PMID: 32281005
Dopaminergic Mechanisms Underlying Normal Variation in Trait Anxiety.
Berry AS, White RL 3rd, Furman DJ, Naskolnakorn JR, Shah VD, D'Esposito M, Jagust WJ
J Neurosci 2019 Apr 3;39(14):2735-2744. Epub 2019 Feb 8 doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2382-18.2019. PMID: 30737306Free PMC Article
Source and role of endolymph macromolecules.
Thalmann R, Thalmann I
Acta Otolaryngol 1999;119(3):293-6. doi: 10.1080/00016489950181260. PMID: 10380730

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