Testing the Mechanism of Action of Computerized Cognitive Training in Young Adults with Depression: Protocol for a Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Treatment Trial.

Background: Depression is associated with a broad range of cognitive deficits, including processing speed (PS) and executive functioning (EF). Cognitive symptoms commonly persist with the resolution of affective symptoms and increase risk of relapse and recurrence. The cognitive control network is comprised of brain areas implicated in EF and mood regulatory functions.

Vascular depression for radiology: A review of the construct, methodology, and diagnosis.

Vascular depression (VD) as defined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been proposed as a unique subtype of late-life depression. The VD hypothesis posits that cerebrovascular disease, as characterized by the presence of MRI-defined white matter hyperintensities, contributes to and increases the risk for depression in older adults. VD is also accompanied by cognitive impairment and poor antidepressant treatment response.

Prevalence and correlates of ADHD among adolescents in a Beirut community sample: results from the BEI-PSY Study.

Background: This study aims to investigate the prevalence, correlates and treatment seeking behavior related to ADHD among adolescents from Lebanon.

Methods: Five hundred and ten adolescents were recruited through multistage stratified cluster sampling of households in Beirut, and separately interviewed along with one parent/legal guardian, using the DAWBA. All adolescents completed the PRQ and the SDQ; the parent/legal guardian also completed the SDQ and provided basic demographic information, including attitudes towards seeking mental health services.

Psychiatric disorders among adolescents from Lebanon: prevalence, correlates, and treatment gap.

Purpose: Adolescence is a critical age for the development of psychiatric disorders. Although Lebanon, a low-to-middle income country, has suffered from decades of war and political instability, the burden of psychiatric disorders among adolescents in Lebanon remains unclear. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among adolescents in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and to study the correlates and treatment seeking behavior associated with these disorders.

Neurocognitive Changes in Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors-Treated Adolescents with Depression.

Objectives: Adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) were found to have deficits in executive function, attention, and memory. Despite the fact that some neurocognitive functions have been shown to be present in acute stage of the illness, but not in remission, longitudinal studies are lacking. The current study aimed to investigate the changes in neurocognitive functioning in adolescents with depression during an acute treatment course with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.