Citation

Lee YJ, Park SY, Sung LY, Kim JH, Choi J, Oh K, Hahn SW. Psychiatry Res. Neuroimaging 2021; 312: e111288.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.pscychresns.2021.111288

PMID

33872934

Abstract

The reduction in the oxygenation dynamics in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) during cognitive tasks is a well-known occurrence in major depressive disorders (MDD). Studies focusing on oxygenation changes in the PFC in individuals with suicidal ideation are limited. Therefore, this study investigated and confirmed the presence of prefrontal dysfunction depending on the intensity of suicidal ideation among 77 young adults (45 patients with MDD and 32 healthy controls) using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). All participants underwent assessment with the Beck Depression Inventory-II, Beck Anxiety Inventory, and Beck Scale for Suicidal ideation. NIRS revealed relative hypofunction in the left dorsolateral PFC, left ventrolateral PFC (LVLPFC), and both orbitofrontal cortices in young adults with MDD compared to that in the healthy controls during verbal fluency tasks. Furthermore, the oxyhaemoglobin changes in the LVLPFC mediated the indirect effect of depression severity on suicidal ideation intensity. Our results confirmed that functional NIRS is a useful auxiliary tool for objectively assessing the risk of suicidal ideation.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Young Adult; Suicidal Ideation; Biomarkers; Depressive disorder; Suicidal ideation; Depressive Disorder, Major; Prefrontal Cortex; Near-infrared; Oxyhemoglobins; Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared