Emotional processing in panic disorder and its subtypes: An fMRI study using emotional faces.

Background: Inconsistent findings regarding the pathophysiology of panic disorder (PD) could result from clinical heterogeneity. Identifying subtypes could enhance insights into the neurobiological substrates of PD.

Methods: An emotional faces fMRI paradigm was used in a group of PD patients (n = 73) and healthy controls (n = 58).

[Psychotic depression in older adults: an overview].

Psychotic depression is a frequent, severe psychiatric condition in older depressive inpatients aged 60 years and older. Older adults with a psychotic depression exhibit specific symptoms that are different from those in younger adults with psychotic depression. Moreover, the symptoms are also different from those in older adults  with a major depression without psychotic features.

Observer-rated retardation but not agitation corresponds to objective motor measures in depression.

Objective: To explore the correlations between observer ratings and instrumental parameters across domains of psychomotor functioning in depression.

Method: In total, 73 patients with major depressive disorder underwent extensive psychomotor and clinical testing. Psychomotor functioning was assessed with (i) an observer-rated scale (the CORE measure) and also objectively with (ii) 24-h actigraphy, and (iii) a fine motor drawing task.

Differential electrophysiological correlates of panic disorder in non-pulsatile tinnitus.

Aims: The prevalence of panic disorder (PD) reportedly is up to fivefold higher in people with tinnitus than it is in the general population. The brain networks in the two conditions overlap but the pathophysiological link remains unclear. In this study the electrophysiological brain activity is investigated in adults with non-pulsatile tinnitus with and without concurrent PD.

Prediction of Electroconvulsive Therapy Response and Remission in Major Depression: Meta-analysis - CORRIGENDUM.

This notice describes a correction to the above mentioned paper.

Prediction of electroconvulsive therapy response and remission in major depression: meta-analysis.

Background: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is considered to be the most effective treatment in severe major depression. The identification of reliable predictors of ECT response could contribute to a more targeted patient selection and consequently increased ECT response rates. Aims To investigate the predictive value of age, depression severity, psychotic and melancholic features for ECT response and remission in major depression.

Tinnitus and anxiety disorders: A review.

Background: The most common form of tinnitus is a subjective, auditory, and distressing phantom phenomenon. Comorbidity with depression is high but other important psychiatric disorders such as anxiety disorders have received less attention. The current paper reviews the literature on the associations between tinnitus and anxiety disorders and the underlying pathophysiology, and discusses the clinical implications.