DEPRESSION RESEARCH
$1,301,987 awarded to research since 1985
19 million American adults live with major depression. Once thought of as simply “feeling blue,” it is now better understood that the word “depression” describes a family of very real mood disorders. While the symptoms and contexts of these illnesses vary, they can include prolonged periods of sadness or despair, detachment, loss of appetite, trouble sleeping, or thoughts of suicide. Depression is one of the Foundation’s greatest areas of investment, in hopes of finding treatments—and maybe even cures—for these difficult, often lifelong conditions.
Active Research
The Carolina Recovery from Depression Protocol (CARED): A Novel Rapid Treatment Paradigm for Depression | Frohlich | $146,110
The Carolina Recovery from Depression Protocol (CARED): A Novel Rapid Treatment Paradigm for Depression 2023 Award: $146,110 Researchers at UNC are developing a new, intensive therapy to treat depression that combines non-invasive brain stimulation and [...]
Network Neuroscience of a Novel Brief Intervention for Stress and Depression Symptoms in College Students | Zhang & Schwippel | $41,080
Network Neuroscience of a Novel Brief Intervention for Stress and Depression Symptoms in College Students 2022 Award: $41,080 College students constantly experience stress, which may lead to various mental health problems. Psychosocial interventions are [...]
Striatum-Targeted Anhedonia Rapid Treatment (START): a novel transcranial magnetic stimulation paradigm for treating symptoms of anhedonia in depression | Riddle | $38,280
Striatum-Targeted Anhedonia Rapid Treatment (START): a novel transcranial magnetic stimulation paradigm for treating symptoms of anhedonia in depression 2021 Award: $38,280 Anhedonia, the inability to experience pleasure, is notoriously difficult to treat and predicts [...]
A Pilot Study of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression: acute changes, duration of effect and predictors of response | McClure | $101,078
A Pilot Study of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy in Treatment-Resistant Depression: acute changes, duration of effect and predictors of response 2021 Award: $101,078 Treatment Resistance in Major Depressive Disorder (TRD) is a common and serious condition [...]
Depression in the Menopause Transition: Stress and Inflammation as Pathways of Risk | Fiacco | $31,107
Depression in the Menopause Transition: Stress and inflammation as pathways of risk 2020 Award: $31,107 In the transition to menopause (perimenopause), depressive symptoms are very common and there is a 2-4 fold increased risk to [...]