NIH R01 · 2025
Brain-based Mechanisms of Emotion Regulation in Aging and Mood Disorders
PROJECT SUMMARY Effective emotion regulation (ER) requires the ability to flexibly and dynamically respond to affectively-valenced stimuli in the service of goal-directed behaviors. Patients with major mood disorders, including bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) are characterized by brain-based abnormalities in affective processing and cognitive deficits that make it difficult for them to regulate their emotions. Disruptions in ER are thought to play a role in risk for onset of illness, a relapsing course, and incomplete remission. Aging may amplify poor outcomes in older adults with depression, as reflected in a more severe course and treatment resistance. In…
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