Objective methods of diagnosis for endogenous psychiatric diseases using neuropsysiological study

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K19771
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Psychiatric science
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: Tsuchimoto Rikako 九州大学, キャンパスライフ・健康支援センター, 准教授 (70635474)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 統合失調症 / 双極性障害 / 単極性うつ病 / ニューラルオシレーション / 脳磁図

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Various studies have been conducted with the goal of clinical elucidation of psychiatric diseases so far, but they do not lead to elucidation. An objective test as to diagnosis of psychiatric diseases or an index of the evaluation of treatment responses is not yet established. We have measured auditory steady state response (ASSR) which was one of the physiologic indexes in psychiatric diseases so far in order to help. In addition to a response after the ASSR stimulation, we measured ASSR baseline power for schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder and weighted them against healthy controls. As a result, we recognized the difference with healthy controls about bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder concerning baseline power.

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