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Blood Test May Help Diagnose Depression
In the study, which was funded by Ridge Diagnostics, the firm that developed the
blood test, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston analyzed the
levels of nine biomarkers that could distinguish patients who had a major depressive
disorder from those who did not.
The biomarkers analyzed were associated with inflammation, neuron development and
stress response in brain structures. The blood test results were then scored on a
scale that researchers created for the study.
“Traditionally, diagnoses of major depression and other mental disorders had been
made based on patients’ reported symptoms, but the accuracy of that process
varies a great deal, often depending on the experience and resources of the clinician
conducting the assessment,” Dr. George Papakostas, lead author of the study, said
in a statement.” Adding an objective biological test could improve diagnostic
accuracy and may also help us track individual patients’ response to treatment.”
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