Genetics, epigenetics, and neurobiology of childhood-onset depression: an umbrella review.


Journal

Molecular psychiatry
ISSN: 1476-5578
Titre abrégé: Mol Psychiatry
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9607835

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
15 Dec 2023
Historique:
received: 16 05 2023
accepted: 27 11 2023
revised: 21 11 2023
medline: 16 12 2023
pubmed: 16 12 2023
entrez: 15 12 2023
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Depression is a serious and persistent psychiatric disorder that commonly first manifests during childhood. Depression that starts in childhood is increasing in frequency, likely due both to evolutionary trends and to increased recognition of the disorder. In this umbrella review, we systematically searched the extant literature for genetic, epigenetic, and neurobiological factors that contribute to a childhood onset of depression. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, OVID/PsychInfo, and Google Scholar with the following inclusion criteria: (1) systematic review or meta-analysis from a peer-reviewed journal; (2) inclusion of a measure assessing early age of onset of depression; and (3) assessment of neurobiological, genetic, environmental, and epigenetic predictors of early onset depression. Findings from 89 systematic reviews of moderate to high quality suggest that childhood-onset depressive disorders have neurobiological, genetic, environmental, and epigenetic roots consistent with a diathesis-stress theory of depression. This review identified key putative markers that may be targeted for personalized clinical decision-making and provide important insights concerning candidate mechanisms that might underpin the early onset of depression.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38102485
doi: 10.1038/s41380-023-02347-x
pii: 10.1038/s41380-023-02347-x
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Subventions

Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ID : R01MH106581
Organisme : U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ID : R37MH101495
Organisme : National Science Foundation (NSF)
ID : DGE-213989

Informations de copyright

© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.

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Auteurs

Manpreet K Singh (MK)

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA. mksingh@stanford.edu.

Aaron J Gorelik (AJ)

Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA.

Christopher Stave (C)

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

Ian H Gotlib (IH)

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA.

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