Reduced alpha power predicts recurrence risk in major depressive disorder
Amy Tong, Roland Zahn, Jennifer A Gethin, Wael El-Deredy, Jason Palmer, Gráinne McLoughlin · 2026
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Description
Amy Tong and five co-authors link, in 2026 work, a brain wave mark to the risk that depression comes back. Many people with deep depression face fresh bouts, and marks that flag that risk could guide care. The team recorded rest waves in people whose depression had lifted and in healthy peers.
Eighty-four people took part, and the treated group was tracked for fourteen months to see who fell ill again. Those who did showed lower power in one wave band across the front of the head at the start, while a side-to-side split showed no such link. Joined with standard clinical facts, the wave mark pushed forecasts of new bouts to high accuracy. The team urges larger trials to firm the mark up.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Amy Tong, Roland Zahn, Jennifer A Gethin, Wael El-Deredy, Jason Palmer, Gráinne McLoughlin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 39 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |