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Lead
University of Michigan
With
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Age
18–55
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
Men and women between 18 and 55 years of age
No use of psychotropic medications in the past 4 weeks
No regular tobacco use, and who are able to make decisions for his or her self -Patients who meet criteria for (DSM-IV) Major Depressive Disorder or Depressive Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, with Hamilton Depression Rating Scale scores ≥ 10, and may be on monotherapy (treatment for MDD with a single SSRI)
MDD patients will be matched with healthy controls for age and education.
You may not be if
No serious medical illnesses or major physiological disturbance during the past three months (e.g., serious infections or pregnancy) or anemia Any other Axis I psychiatric disorder
History of DSM-IV alcohol or drug dependence within the past 5 years
Drug or alcohol abuse in the past 2 years or a CAGE Alcohol Screening Inventory score of \>3
Regular alcohol use during the past 6 months equal to or greater than 16 cans of beer per week or equivalent; use of street drugs during the past 2 years
Regular tobacco use, since nicotine stimulates cortisol secretion even in smokers;
Major chronobiological disruption or phase shift during the preceding month (e.g., total sleep deprivation, reversal of sleep-wake cycles or trans-meridian travel)
No contraindications to MRI scan including neurostimulators, metal in the body, weight over 250 pounds, and girth size incompatible for MRI scanner bore
No non-right-handed subjects
For healthy controls, subjects will have no history of psychiatric problems in themselves or any first-degree relatives
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