• Anterior cingulate gamma-aminobutyric acid concentrations and electroconvulsive therapy 

      Erchinger, Vera Jane; Miller, Jeremy; Jones, Thomas; Kessler, Ute; Bustillo, Juan R.; Haavik, Jan; Petrillo, Jonathan; Ziomek, Gregory; Hammar, Åsa; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Calhoun, Vince D.; McClintock, Shawn M.; Ersland, Lars; Oltedal, Leif; Abbott, Christopher (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-17)
      Objective The anticonvulsant hypothesis posits that ECT’s mechanism of action is related to enhancement of endogenous anticonvulsant brain mechanisms. Results of prior studies investigating the role of the inhibitory ...
    • Association between gastrointestinal complaints and psychopathology in patients with anorexia nervosa 

      Kessler, Ute; Rekkedal, Guro; Rø, Øyvind; Berentsen, Birgitte; Steinsvik, Elisabeth Kjelsvik; Lied, Gülen Arslan; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objective Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms appear frequently in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), but the associations between psychopathological, GI, and eating disorder (ED) symptoms remain unclear. This study aimed ...
    • Brain changes induced by electroconvulsive therapy are broadly distributed 

      Ousdal, Olga Therese; Argyelan, Miklos; Narr, Katherine L.; Abbott, Christopher; Wade, Benjamin; Vandenbulcke, Mathieu; Urretavizcaya, Mikel; Tendolkar, Indira; Takamiya, Akihiro; Stek, Max L.; Soriano-Mas, Carles; Redlich, Ronny; Paulson, Olaf B.; Oudega, Mardien L.; Opel, Nils; Nordanskog, Pia; Kishimoto, Taishiro; Kämpe, Robin; Jørgensen, Anders; Hanson, Lars G.; Hamilton, J. Paul; Espinoza, Randall; Emsell, Louise; van Eijndhoven, Philip; Dols, Annemieke; Dannlowski, Udo; Cardoner, Narcis; Bouckaert, Filip; Anand, Amit; Bartsch, Hauke; Kessler, Ute; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Dale, Anders; Oltedal, Leif (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-03-01)
      Background Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with volumetric enlargements of corticolimbic brain regions. However, the pattern of whole-brain structural alterations following ECT remains unresolved. Here, we ...
    • Changes in Tryptophan-Kynurenine Metabolism in Patients with Depression Undergoing ECT-A Systematic Review 

      Aarsland, Tore Ivar Malmei; Instanes, Johanne Telnes; Posserud, Maj-Britt Rocio; Ulvik, Arve; Kessler, Ute; Haavik, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The kynurenine pathway of tryptophan (Trp) metabolism generates multiple biologically active metabolites (kynurenines) that have been implicated in neuropsychiatric disorders. It has been suggested that modulation of ...
    • Differences in sleep patterns between patients with anorexia nervosa and healthy controls: a cross-sectional study 

      Kleppe, Malin Mandelid; Kessler, Ute; Rekkedal, Guro Årdal; Skjåkødegård, Hanna Flækøy; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Sleep difficulties are common in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN), but objective assessments have mostly been performed in hospital and laboratory settings. We aimed to identify differences in sleep patterns ...
    • The effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on serum kynurenine pathway metabolites in late-life depression 

      Aarsland, Tore Ivar Malmei; Haavik, Jan; Ulvik, Arve; Ueland, Per Magne; Dols, Annemiek; Kessler, Ute (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Depression is reportedly associated with alterations in kynurenine pathway metabolites (kynurenines). Several kynurenines are involved in glutamate signaling, and some have potentially neurotoxic effects while ...
    • The effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) on serum tryptophan metabolites 

      Aarsland, Tore Ivar Malmei; Leskauskaite, Ieva; Midttun, Øivind; Ulvik, Arve; Ueland, Per Magne; Oltedal, Leif; Erchinger, Vera Jane; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Haavik, Jan; Kessler, Ute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-31)
      Background: Prior studies suggest that activation of the tryptophan catabolism via the kynurenine pathway by proinflammatory cytokines may be involved in the pathophysiology of depression. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) ...
    • Effectiveness of enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E) in the treatment of anorexia nervosa: a prospective multidisciplinary study 

      Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø; Årdal Rekkedal, Guro; Frostad, Stein; Kessler, Ute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10-05)
      Background: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder associated with a wide array of negative health complications and psychiatric comorbidity. Existing evidence for AN treatment in adults is weak, and ...
    • Effects of ECT in treatment of depression: Study protocol for a prospective neuroradiological study of acute and longitudinal effects on brain structure and function 

      Oltedal, Leif; Kessler, Ute; Ersland, Lars; Grüner, Renate; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Haavik, Jan; Hoff, Per Ivar; Hammar, Åsa; Dale, Anders Martin; Hugdahl, Kenneth; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-01)
      Background Major depression can be a serious and debilitating condition. For some patients in a treatment resistant depressive episode, electroconvulsive treatment (ECT) is the only treatment that is effective. Although ...
    • Electric field causes volumetric changes in the human brain 

      Argyelan, Miklos; Oltedal, Leif; Deng, Zhi-De; Wade, Benjamin; Bikson, Marom; Joanlanne, Andrea; Sanghani, Sohag; Bartsch, Hauke; Cano, Marta; Dale, Anders M.; Dannlowski, Udo; Dols, Annemieke; Enneking, Verena; Espinoza, Randall; Kessler, Ute; Narr, Katherine L.; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Oudega, Mardien L.; Redlich, Ronny; Stek, Max L.; Takamiya, Akihiro; Emsell, Louise; Bouckaert, Filip; Sienaert, Pascal; Pujol, Jesus; Tendolkar, Indira; van Eijndhoven, Philip; Petrides, Georgios; Malhotra, Anil K.; Abbott, Christopher (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Recent longitudinal neuroimaging studies in patients with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) suggest local effects of electric stimulation (lateralized) occur in tandem with global seizure activity (generalized). We used ...
    • Electroconvulsive therapy for bipolar disorder depression. Effects on depressive symptoms and cognitive function 

      Kessler, Ute (Doctoral thesis, 2014-11-28)
      Background: Treating the depressive state of bipolar disorder (BD) is challenging. Pharmacological treatments often have poor outcomes. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is generally considered to be the most effective acute ...
    • Electroconvulsive therapy triggers a reversible decrease in brain N-acetylaspartate 

      Erchinger, Vera Jane; Craven, Alexander R.; Ersland, Lars; Oedegaard, Ketil J.; Bartz-Johannessen, Christoffer; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Haavik, Jan; Riemer, Frank; Kessler, Ute; Oltedal, Leif (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction: Based on previous research on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) we have proposed a model where disruption, potentiation, and rewiring of brain networks occur in sequence and serve as the underlying therapeutic ...
    • Electroconvulsive therapy-induced volumetric brain changes converge on a common causal circuit in depression 

      Argyelan, Miklos; Deng, Zhi-De; Ousdal, Olga Therese; Oltedal, Leif; Angulo, Brian; Baradits, Mate; Spitzberg, Andrew J.; Kessler, Ute; Sartorius, Alexander; Dols, Annemiek; Narr, Katherine L.; Espinoza, Randall; van Waarde, Jeroen A.; Tendolkar, Indira; van Eijndhoven, Philip; van Wingen, Guido A.; Takamiya, Akihiro; Kishimoto, Taishiro; Jorgensen, Martin B.; Jorgensen, Anders; Paulson, Olaf B.; Yrondi, Antoine; Péran, Patrice; Soriano-Mas, Carles; Cardoner, Narcis; Cano, Marta; van Diermen, Linda; Schrijvers, Didier; Belge, Jean-Baptiste; Emsell, Louise; Bouckaert, Filip; Vandenbulcke, Mathieu; Kiebs, Maximilian; Hurlemann, René; Mulders, Peter Cr.; Redlich, Ronny; Dannlowski, Udo; Erhan, Kavakbasi; Kritzer, Michael D.; Ellard, Kristen K.; Camprodon, Joan A.; Petrides, Georgios; Malhotra, Anil K.; Abbott, Christopher C. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Neurostimulation is a mainstream treatment option for major depression. Neuromodulation techniques apply repetitive magnetic or electrical stimulation to some neural target but significantly differ in their invasiveness, ...
    • Elevated body weight modulates subcortical volume change and associated clinical response following electroconvulsive therapy 

      Opel, Nils; Narr, Katherine L; Abbott, Christopher; Argyelan, Miklos; Espinoza, Randall; Emsell, Louise; Bouckaert, Filip; Sienaert, Pascal; Vandenbulcke, Mathieu; Nordanskog, Pia; Repple, Jonathan; Kavakbasi, Erhan; Jorgensen, Martin B.; Paulson, Olaf B.; Hanson, Lars G.; Dols, Annemieke; van Exel, Eric; Oudega, Mardien L.; Takamiya, Akihiro; Kishimoto, Taishiro; Ousdal, Olga Therese; Haavik, Jan; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Kessler, Ute; Bartsch, Hauke; Dale, Anders M.; Baune, Bernhard T; Dannlowski, Udo; Oltedal, Leif; Redlich, Ronny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Obesity is a frequent somatic comorbidity of major depression, and it has been associated with worse clinical outcomes and brain structural abnormalities. Converging evidence suggests that electroconvulsive ...
    • Experiences when implementing enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy as a standard treatment for anorexia nervosa in outpatients at a public specialized eating-disorder treatment unit 

      Kessler, Ute; Kleppe, Malin Mandelid; Rekkedal, Guro Årdal; Rø, Øyvind; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-E) is a promising treatment option for outpatients with anorexia nervosa (AN). We aimed to determine the effectiveness of CBT-E as a standard treatment for adult ...
    • Intestinal barrier integrity in anorexia nervosa (a pilot study) 

      Kleppe, Malin M.; Brønstad, Ingeborg; Lied, Gülen Arslan; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø; Rekkedal, Guro Årdal; Kessler, Ute (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Objective There is no conclusive evidence for involvement of intestinal barrier alteration in the etiology of anorexia nervosa (AN). The aims of this pilot study were to identify serum markers of intestinal barrier integrity ...
    • Is infertility really associated with higher levels of mental distress in the female population? Results from the North-Trondelag Health Study and the Medical Birth Registry of Norway 

      Biringer, Eva Aaker; Howard, Louise Michele; Kessler, Ute; Stewart, Robert; Mykletun, Arnstein (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Objective: To explore the effect of ever having tried to conceive for more than 12 months on levels of anxiety and depressive symptoms and to investigate if symptom levels of anxiety and depression in infertile women who ...
    • Neural Substrates of Psychotic Depression: Findings From the Global ECT-MRI Research Collaboration 

      Takamiya, Akihiro; Dols, Annemiek; Emsell, Louise; Abbott, Christopher; Yrondi, Antoine; Soriano-Mas, Carles; Jørgensen, Martin Balslev; Nordanskog, Pia; Rhebergen, Didi; van Exel, Eric; Oudega, Mardien L.; Bouckaert, Filip; Vandenbulcke, Mathieu; Sienaert, Pascal; Péran, Patrice; Cano, Marta; Cardoner, Narcis; Jørgensen, Anders; Paulson, Olaf B.; Hamilton, Paul; Kampe, Robin; Bruin, Willem; Bartsch, Hauke; Ousdal, Olga Therese; Kessler, Ute; van Wingen, Guido; Oltedal, Leif; Kishimoto, Taishiro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Psychotic major depression (PMD) is hypothesized to be a distinct clinical entity from nonpsychotic major depression (NPMD). However, neurobiological evidence supporting this notion is scarce. The aim of this study is to ...
    • The Neurobiological Effects of Electroconvulsive Therapy Studied Through Magnetic Resonance: What Have We Learned, and Where Do We Go? 

      Ousdal, Olga Therese; Brancati, Giulio E.; Kessler, Ute; Erchinger, Vera; Dale, Anders M.; Abbott, Christopher; Oltedal, Leif (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is an established treatment choice for severe, treatment-resistant depression, yet its mechanisms of action remain elusive. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the human brain before and ...
    • Neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant bipolar I and bipolar II disorder depression 

      Kessler, Ute; Schøyen, Helle Kristine; Andreassen, Ole Andreas; Eide, Geir Egil; Hammar, Åsa; Malt, Ulrik F.; Ødegaard, Ketil Joachim; Morken, Gunnar; Sundet, Kjetil; Vaaler, Arne E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-04)
      Background: The literature on the neuropsychological profiles in Bipolar disorder (BD) depression is sparse. The aims of the study were to assess the neurocognitive profiles in treatment-resistant, acutely admitted BD ...