Maurizio Fava
Biographic Data
| ID | 5082475 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maurizio Fava |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maurizio |
| FAMILY NAME | Fava |
| SIGNATURE | FAVA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massachusetts General Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4635-0458 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring Task Design and Heuristics Interaction Through a Knowledge‐Free Option Generation Task
Past research on option generation, the mental process of creating possible courses of action for goal‐directed behaviors, focused extensively on the outcomes of the process, specifically, the quantity and quality of options generated. Accordingly, various effects were introduced to describe and categorize observed trends in option properties, yet these studies utilize differing task designs. This paper focuses on the “quantity‐breeds‐quality”, “…
Impaired Oxygenation of the Prefrontal Cortex During Verbal Fluency Task in Young Adults With Major Depressive Disorder and Suicidality: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study
Impaired prefrontal oxygenation during cognitive execution may serve as a diagnostic biomarker for suicidality in young adult patients with MDD
Early psychiatric referral after attempted suicide helps prevent suicide reattempts: A longitudinal national cohort study in South Korea
An early psychiatric referral within 1 week after a suicide attempt was associated with a decreased risk of suicide reattempt
Bullying, Psychological, and Physical Trauma During Early Life Increase Risk of Major Depressive Disorder in Adulthood: A Nationwide Community Sample of Korean Adults
Bullying trauma during early life represents a risk factor for MDD, especially in individuals exposed to multiple traumas in early life
Associations Between Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, Physical Activity and Depression in Middle-Aged Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
Background: Changes in lifestyle factors are known to affect mood. However, there is insufficient evidence supporting the association between smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity and depression in middle-aged women who are likely to experience rapid hormonal changes. Methods: We used a nationwide database of medical records in South Korea. 901,721 premenopausal and 943,710 postmenopausal women aged 40 years or older included in this st…
High Bodyweight Variability Increases Depression Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea
Objectives: Although obesity is associated with increased risk for depression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), the relationship between body weight variability (BWV) and depression remains poorly studied. This study was to investigate the incidence of depression in patients with type 2 DM according to their BWV. Methods: Intraindividual variation in body weight were measured in the nationwide, population-based retrospective cohort …
Comparisons Between Successful Versus Unsuccessful Switches From Benzodiazepines or Zolpidem (Z-Drug) to Controlled-Release Melatonin in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder and Insomnia
A successful switch from BDZ/Z-drug to Melatonin CR was associated with less baseline somatic anxiety, earlier use of antidepressants, and shorter total duration of BDZ/Z-drug use, but was less strongly associated with the type of antidepressants in MDD patients with insomnia
Brain regulation of emotional conflict predicts antidepressant treatment response for depression
Mechanisms of Perceived Treatment Assignment and Subsequent Expectancy Effects in a Double Blind Placebo Controlled RCT of Major Depression
Objective: It has been suggested that patients' perception of treatment assignment might serve to bias results of double blind randomized controlled trials (RCT). Most previous evidence on the effects of patients' perceptions and the mechanisms influencing these perceptions relies on cross-sectional associations. This re-analysis of a double blind, placebo controlled RCT of pharmacological treatment of major depression set out to gather longitudi…
Major depressive disorder
Effectiveness of the Relaxation Response-Based Group Intervention for Treating Depressed Chinese American Immigrants: A Pilot Study
The RR-based group is feasible and safe in treating Chinese American immigrants with depression
Major depressive disorder with psychosis-like symptoms in Latinos: Treatment with and without antipsychotic augmentation
To compare outcomes from two different treatment strategies in Latino patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and psychosis-like symptoms: antidepressant medications alone versus a combination of antipsychotic and antidepressant medications, we retrospectively examined the clinical charts of 37 Latino patients with MDD and psychosis-like symptoms from one of our community affiliated clinics, admitted from January 2010 to June 2011. Outcomes…
Relationship Between Obesity and Depression: Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes With Antidepressant Medication
OBJECTIVE: Obesity and major depressive disorder often co-occur. However, differences between obese and normal-weight depressed patients and the moderating effect of obesity on antidepressant treatment outcome are not well studied. METHODS: Adults (n = 662) with major depressive disorder in the Combining Medications to Enhance Depression Outcomes study were randomized to treatment with escitalopram plus placebo, bupropion plus escitalopram, or ve…
Evaluating Patient Acceptability of a Culturally Focused Psychiatric Consultation Intervention for Latino Americans with Depression
Perceived and actual obesity in childhood and adolescence and risk of adult depression
BACKGROUND: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has important health consequences, but its relation to risk of adult depression remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of perceived and actual obesity during childhood and adolescence on prevalence and incidence of adult depression risk. METHODS: Cohort study of 91,798 female registered nurses followed longitudinally for 12 years. RESULTS: As compared with lean women of the same age, w…
The Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP): Improving the acceptance of mental health treatment among Chinese immigrants
Many depressed Chinese immigrants are unfamiliar with Western psychiatric terminology and have high levels of stigma toward psychiatric illnesses, making it difficult to engage them into psychiatric treatment. We have designed the Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP), a semi-standardized protocol that incorporates cultural components to a standard psychiatric evaluation. The EIP elicits patients' narratives and uses anthropological questions to ex…
Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment for Depressed Chinese Americans in Primary Care
Objectives. We examined the feasibility and effectiveness of using culturally sensitive collaborative treatment (CSCT) to improve recognition, engagement, and treatment of depressed Chinese Americans in primary care. Methods. Chinese American patients in a primary care setting (n = 4228) were screened for depression. The primary study outcome was treatment engagement rate, and the secondary outcome was treatment response. Results. Of the study pa…
Course and Severity of Maternal Depression: Associations with Family Functioning and Child Adjustment
Evaluation of Outcomes With Citalopram for Depression Using Measurement-Based Care in STAR*D: Implications for Clinical Practice
OBJECTIVE: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely used to treat depression, but the rates, timing, and baseline predictors of remission in "real world" patients are not established. The authors' primary objectives in this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of citalopram, an SSRI, using measurement-based care in actual practice, and to identify predictors of symptom remission in outpatients with major depressive disorder.…
Acute and Longer-Term Outcomes in Depressed Outpatients Requiring One or Several Treatment Steps: A STAR*D Report
OBJECTIVE: This report describes the participants and compares the acute and longer-term treatment outcomes associated with each of four successive steps in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial. METHOD: A broadly representative adult outpatient sample with nonpsychotic major depressive disorder received one (N=3,671) to four (N=123) successive acute treatment steps. Those not achieving remission with or unable…
Cardiovascular Risk Factors May Moderate Pharmacological Treatment Effects in Major Depressive Disorder
OBJECTIVE: An increased association between depression and cardiovascular disease, as well as cardiovascular risk factors, led to the "vascular depression" hypothesis. This subtype of depression is postulated to have a different clinical presentation and to be more treatment-resistant. In this study, we measured the impact of cardiovascular risk factors on the outcome of antidepressant treatment in major depressive disorder (MDD). METHOD: We enro…
Hypochondriacal Concerns in Depressed Outpatients
The relationship between hypochondriacal concerns, as assessed by the Illness Attitude Scales, and depressive symptoms was examined in a sample of 100 drug-free outpatients with major depressive disorder. These patients were treated with fluoxetine for 8 weeks, and the effect of treatment on hypochondriacal symptoms was examined. All patients were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, …
Lactate infusion induces panic attacks in patients with premenstrual syndrome
A sodium lactate test was performed during the premenstrual phase in 35 women suffering from prospectively confirmed premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and in 16 controls in order to assess whether these patients were sensitive to this test and whether this sensitivity was accounted for primarily by the presence of concomitant panic disorder. Patients with PMS also underwent the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-III-R (SCID) to determine the pre…
Course and Severity of Maternal Depression: Associations with Family Functioning and Child Adjustment
Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment for Depressed Chinese Americans in Primary Care
Objectives. We examined the feasibility and effectiveness of using culturally sensitive collaborative treatment (CSCT) to improve recognition, engagement, and treatment of depressed Chinese Americans in primary care. Methods. Chinese American patients in a primary care setting (n = 4228) were screened for depression. The primary study outcome was treatment engagement rate, and the secondary outcome was treatment response. Results. Of the study pa…
Perceived and actual obesity in childhood and adolescence and risk of adult depression
BACKGROUND: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has important health consequences, but its relation to risk of adult depression remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of perceived and actual obesity during childhood and adolescence on prevalence and incidence of adult depression risk. METHODS: Cohort study of 91,798 female registered nurses followed longitudinally for 12 years. RESULTS: As compared with lean women of the same age, w…
Lactate infusion induces panic attacks in patients with premenstrual syndrome
A sodium lactate test was performed during the premenstrual phase in 35 women suffering from prospectively confirmed premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and in 16 controls in order to assess whether these patients were sensitive to this test and whether this sensitivity was accounted for primarily by the presence of concomitant panic disorder. Patients with PMS also underwent the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM-III-R (SCID) to determine the pre…
Hypochondriacal Concerns in Depressed Outpatients
The relationship between hypochondriacal concerns, as assessed by the Illness Attitude Scales, and depressive symptoms was examined in a sample of 100 drug-free outpatients with major depressive disorder. These patients were treated with fluoxetine for 8 weeks, and the effect of treatment on hypochondriacal symptoms was examined. All patients were administered the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, …
Cardiovascular Risk Factors May Moderate Pharmacological Treatment Effects in Major Depressive Disorder
OBJECTIVE: An increased association between depression and cardiovascular disease, as well as cardiovascular risk factors, led to the "vascular depression" hypothesis. This subtype of depression is postulated to have a different clinical presentation and to be more treatment-resistant. In this study, we measured the impact of cardiovascular risk factors on the outcome of antidepressant treatment in major depressive disorder (MDD). METHOD: We enro…
Evaluation of Outcomes With Citalopram for Depression Using Measurement-Based Care in STAR*D: Implications for Clinical Practice
OBJECTIVE: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are widely used to treat depression, but the rates, timing, and baseline predictors of remission in "real world" patients are not established. The authors' primary objectives in this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of citalopram, an SSRI, using measurement-based care in actual practice, and to identify predictors of symptom remission in outpatients with major depressive disorder.…
Acute and Longer-Term Outcomes in Depressed Outpatients Requiring One or Several Treatment Steps: A STAR*D Report
OBJECTIVE: This report describes the participants and compares the acute and longer-term treatment outcomes associated with each of four successive steps in the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial. METHOD: A broadly representative adult outpatient sample with nonpsychotic major depressive disorder received one (N=3,671) to four (N=123) successive acute treatment steps. Those not achieving remission with or unable…
Course and Severity of Maternal Depression: Associations with Family Functioning and Child Adjustment
Culturally Sensitive Collaborative Treatment for Depressed Chinese Americans in Primary Care
Objectives. We examined the feasibility and effectiveness of using culturally sensitive collaborative treatment (CSCT) to improve recognition, engagement, and treatment of depressed Chinese Americans in primary care. Methods. Chinese American patients in a primary care setting (n = 4228) were screened for depression. The primary study outcome was treatment engagement rate, and the secondary outcome was treatment response. Results. Of the study pa…
The Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP): Improving the acceptance of mental health treatment among Chinese immigrants
Many depressed Chinese immigrants are unfamiliar with Western psychiatric terminology and have high levels of stigma toward psychiatric illnesses, making it difficult to engage them into psychiatric treatment. We have designed the Engagement Interview Protocol (EIP), a semi-standardized protocol that incorporates cultural components to a standard psychiatric evaluation. The EIP elicits patients' narratives and uses anthropological questions to ex…
Relationship Between Obesity and Depression: Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes With Antidepressant Medication
OBJECTIVE: Obesity and major depressive disorder often co-occur. However, differences between obese and normal-weight depressed patients and the moderating effect of obesity on antidepressant treatment outcome are not well studied. METHODS: Adults (n = 662) with major depressive disorder in the Combining Medications to Enhance Depression Outcomes study were randomized to treatment with escitalopram plus placebo, bupropion plus escitalopram, or ve…
Evaluating Patient Acceptability of a Culturally Focused Psychiatric Consultation Intervention for Latino Americans with Depression
Perceived and actual obesity in childhood and adolescence and risk of adult depression
BACKGROUND: Obesity in childhood and adolescence has important health consequences, but its relation to risk of adult depression remains uncertain. OBJECTIVE: To examine the effect of perceived and actual obesity during childhood and adolescence on prevalence and incidence of adult depression risk. METHODS: Cohort study of 91,798 female registered nurses followed longitudinally for 12 years. RESULTS: As compared with lean women of the same age, w…
Effectiveness of the Relaxation Response-Based Group Intervention for Treating Depressed Chinese American Immigrants: A Pilot Study
The RR-based group is feasible and safe in treating Chinese American immigrants with depression
Major depressive disorder with psychosis-like symptoms in Latinos: Treatment with and without antipsychotic augmentation
To compare outcomes from two different treatment strategies in Latino patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and psychosis-like symptoms: antidepressant medications alone versus a combination of antipsychotic and antidepressant medications, we retrospectively examined the clinical charts of 37 Latino patients with MDD and psychosis-like symptoms from one of our community affiliated clinics, admitted from January 2010 to June 2011. Outcomes…
Major depressive disorder
Mechanisms of Perceived Treatment Assignment and Subsequent Expectancy Effects in a Double Blind Placebo Controlled RCT of Major Depression
Objective: It has been suggested that patients' perception of treatment assignment might serve to bias results of double blind randomized controlled trials (RCT). Most previous evidence on the effects of patients' perceptions and the mechanisms influencing these perceptions relies on cross-sectional associations. This re-analysis of a double blind, placebo controlled RCT of pharmacological treatment of major depression set out to gather longitudi…
Brain regulation of emotional conflict predicts antidepressant treatment response for depression
Comparisons Between Successful Versus Unsuccessful Switches From Benzodiazepines or Zolpidem (Z-Drug) to Controlled-Release Melatonin in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder and Insomnia
A successful switch from BDZ/Z-drug to Melatonin CR was associated with less baseline somatic anxiety, earlier use of antidepressants, and shorter total duration of BDZ/Z-drug use, but was less strongly associated with the type of antidepressants in MDD patients with insomnia
Associations Between Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, Physical Activity and Depression in Middle-Aged Premenopausal and Postmenopausal Women
Background: Changes in lifestyle factors are known to affect mood. However, there is insufficient evidence supporting the association between smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity and depression in middle-aged women who are likely to experience rapid hormonal changes. Methods: We used a nationwide database of medical records in South Korea. 901,721 premenopausal and 943,710 postmenopausal women aged 40 years or older included in this st…
High Bodyweight Variability Increases Depression Risk in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Nationwide Cohort Study in Korea
Objectives: Although obesity is associated with increased risk for depression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), the relationship between body weight variability (BWV) and depression remains poorly studied. This study was to investigate the incidence of depression in patients with type 2 DM according to their BWV. Methods: Intraindividual variation in body weight were measured in the nationwide, population-based retrospective cohort …
Impaired Oxygenation of the Prefrontal Cortex During Verbal Fluency Task in Young Adults With Major Depressive Disorder and Suicidality: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Study
Impaired prefrontal oxygenation during cognitive execution may serve as a diagnostic biomarker for suicidality in young adult patients with MDD
Early psychiatric referral after attempted suicide helps prevent suicide reattempts: A longitudinal national cohort study in South Korea
An early psychiatric referral within 1 week after a suicide attempt was associated with a decreased risk of suicide reattempt
Bullying, Psychological, and Physical Trauma During Early Life Increase Risk of Major Depressive Disorder in Adulthood: A Nationwide Community Sample of Korean Adults
Bullying trauma during early life represents a risk factor for MDD, especially in individuals exposed to multiple traumas in early life
Exploring Task Design and Heuristics Interaction Through a Knowledge‐Free Option Generation Task
Past research on option generation, the mental process of creating possible courses of action for goal‐directed behaviors, focused extensively on the outcomes of the process, specifically, the quantity and quality of options generated. Accordingly, various effects were introduced to describe and categorize observed trends in option properties, yet these studies utilize differing task designs. This paper focuses on the “quantity‐breeds‐quality”, “…
Medicine (22 works) · Psychiatry (21 works) · Psychology (17 works) · Internal Medicine (13 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Anxiety (9 works) · Major depressive disorder (8 works) · Treatment of Major Depression (8 works) · Antidepressant (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works)