Acute neural effects of fluoxetine on emotional regulation in depressed adolescents.
Liliana P CapitãoRobert ChapmanNicola FilippiniLucy WrightSusannah E MurphyAnthony JamesPhilip J CowenCatherine J HarmerPublished in: Psychological medicine (2022)
These data suggest that depression in adolescence may be associated with reduced visual processing of aversive imagery and that fluoxetine may act to reduce avoidance of such cues. This could reflect a key mechanism whereby depressed adolescents engage with negative cues previously avoided. Future research combining fMRI with eye-tracking is nonetheless needed to further clarify these effects.