Oda Reinert

BU 23’ | JMU '21

[Oda Reinert @OdaReinert]

Antidepressants, specifically SSRIs and SNRIs, may ameliorate the deficiencies in sleep and cognitive performance commonly experienced in depression. #JMUPsychSymposium2021

[Awais Aftab @awaisaftab]

Ok, so I made one for psychiatry!🤓

*Types of Psychiatry Papers*

[Oda Reinert @OdaReinert]

@kethera Thank you!

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Antidepressants, specifically SSRIs and SNRIs, may ameliorate the deficiencies in sleep and cognitive performance commonly experienced in depression. #JMUPsychSymposium2021

[Megan Bianchetta @BianchettaMegan]

The Effects of SSRIs and SNRIs on Circadian Rhythms and Cognitive Performance in Graduate Students.

Antidepressants, specifically SSRIs and SNRIs, can possibly improve the deficiencies in sleep and cognitive performance commonly experienced in depression.
#JMUPsychSymposium2021

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@Applekj3 In short, our findings line up well with existing literature, and were not particularly surprising. 3/3

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@Applekj3 So, it seems likely that serotonergic drugs would have an impact on the activity of the SCN, and thus circadian rhythms. Given this, we hypothesized that we would not find between-groups differences, which was supported by our results. 2/3

[Oda Reinert @OdaReinert]

@Natalie93131186 A confound addressed in our discussion is the issue of the specific type antidepressant being used and the use of other medications. It is difficult to conclusively assign meaning without being able to control for these variables.

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@Natalie93131186 It is a consistent finding that depressed populations experience deficiencies in sleep and cognitive performance when compared to the non-depressed. We assert that the lack of between-groups differences may be evidence that antidepressants help ameliorate these deficiencies. 2/2

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@Natalie93131186 Circadian entrainment is essentially how well an individual's "biological clock" is aligned to the natural rhythms in their environment, such as the 24 hour day-night cycle. 1/2

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@MStoloff These results informed our conclusion that antidepressants may help equalize the differences normally found between depressed and non-depressed populations, and that this finding warrants further study. 2/2

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@MStoloff No inventory for specifically identifying depression was utilized. There were actually no between-groups differences found on cognitive measures, sleep parameters, or circadian entrainment. 1/2

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@Applekj3 The MEQ is a self-report questionnaire that assess an individual's tendency towards being either an “evening-type” or “morning-type”. This assessment was used to identify correlations between antidepressant use and bed and wake times. 2/2

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@Applekj3 The ANAM is a tool that allows for the creation of customizable cognitive testing batteries. It is delivered via a desktop computer and can be configured to include measures for abilities such as inhibition, memory recall, accuracy, reaction time, etc. 1/2