Relationship between progression of brain white matter changes and late life-depression: 3-year results from the LADIS study
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Firbank, Michael J
Teodorczuk, Andrew
van der Flier, Wiesje M
Gouw, Alida A
Wallin, Anders
Erkinjuntti, Timo
Inzitari, Domenico
Wahlund, Lars-Olof
Pantoni, Leonardo
Poggesi, Anna
Pracucci, Giovanni
Langhorne, Peter
O'Brien, John T
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2012
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Background:
Brain white matter changes (WMC) and depressive symptoms are linked, but the directionality of this association remains unclear.
Aims:
To investigate the relationship between baseline and incident depression and progression of white matter changes.
Method:
In a longitudinal multicentre pan-European study (Leukoaraiosis and Disability in the elderly, LADIS), participants aged over 64 underwent baseline magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical assessments. Repeat scans were obtained at 3 years. Depressive outcomes were assessed in terms of depressive episodes and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Progression ...
View more >Background: Brain white matter changes (WMC) and depressive symptoms are linked, but the directionality of this association remains unclear. Aims: To investigate the relationship between baseline and incident depression and progression of white matter changes. Method: In a longitudinal multicentre pan-European study (Leukoaraiosis and Disability in the elderly, LADIS), participants aged over 64 underwent baseline magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical assessments. Repeat scans were obtained at 3 years. Depressive outcomes were assessed in terms of depressive episodes and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Progression of WMC was measured using the modified Rotterdam Progression scale. Results: Progression of WMC was significantly associated with incident depression during year 3 of the study (P = 0.002) and remained significant after controlling for transition to disability, baseline WMC and baseline history of depression. There was no significant association between progression of WMC and GDS score, and no significant relationship between progression of WMC and history of depression at baseline. Conclusions: Our results support the vascular depression hypothesis and implicate WMC as causal in the pathogenesis of late-life depression.
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View more >Background: Brain white matter changes (WMC) and depressive symptoms are linked, but the directionality of this association remains unclear. Aims: To investigate the relationship between baseline and incident depression and progression of white matter changes. Method: In a longitudinal multicentre pan-European study (Leukoaraiosis and Disability in the elderly, LADIS), participants aged over 64 underwent baseline magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and clinical assessments. Repeat scans were obtained at 3 years. Depressive outcomes were assessed in terms of depressive episodes and the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). Progression of WMC was measured using the modified Rotterdam Progression scale. Results: Progression of WMC was significantly associated with incident depression during year 3 of the study (P = 0.002) and remained significant after controlling for transition to disability, baseline WMC and baseline history of depression. There was no significant association between progression of WMC and GDS score, and no significant relationship between progression of WMC and history of depression at baseline. Conclusions: Our results support the vascular depression hypothesis and implicate WMC as causal in the pathogenesis of late-life depression.
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Journal Title
British Journal of Psychiatry
Volume
201
Issue
1
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© 2012 The Royal College of Psychiatrists. This is an author-produced electronic version of an article accepted for publication in the British Journal of Psychiatry. The definitive publisher-authenticated version is available online at http://bjp.rcpsych.org
Subject
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences not elsewhere classified
Psychology