Reward Processing and Depressive Subtypes: Identifying Neural Biotypes
Recruiting
Observational Study
Depression
Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Major Depressive Episode
Depressive Symptoms
Anhedonia
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
No Study Drug
Researchers observe your health over time — no experimental treatment is given.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 70
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Observational
- Participants needed
- 150 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Federal
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About This Trial
Deficits in motivation and pleasure are common in depression, and thought to be caused by alterations in the ways in which the brain anticipates, evaluates, and adaptively uses reward-related information. However, reward processing is a complex, multi-circuit phenomenon, and the precise neural mechanisms that contribute to the absence or reduction of pleasure and motivation are not well understood…
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Eligibility Criteria
* Our studies require some in-person visits to our research lab, located at 42nd Ave and Clement St in San Francisco.
* Because this study includes an MRI, part of the screening process will be to ensure you don't have any metal in your body, you do not have head or neck tattoos, and you are comfort…
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