Antisaccades as a follow-up tool in major depressive disorder therapies: a pilot study

Jennifer Malsert (1) , Nathalie Guyader (2) , Alan Chauvin (1) , Mircea Polosan (3, 4) , Emmanuel Poulet (5) , David Szekely (6) , Thierry Bougerol (3, 4) , Christian Marendaz (1)

1 LPNC - Laboratoire de Psychologie et NeuroCognition
2 GIPSA-VIBS - GIPSA - Vision and Brain Signal Processing
3 Clinique Universitaire de Psychiatrie
4 Service de Psychiatrie
5 IFNL - IFR des neurosciences de Lyon
6 Clinique de psychiatrie

Eight patients with major depression, included in a double-blind study, performed an antisaccade task. Results suggested a link between antisaccade performances and clinical scale scores in patients who respond to therapy. Moreover, error rates may well predict response from day of inclusion, thus serving as a state-marker for mood disorders.

Domaines: Psychologie; Neurosciences; Psychiatrie et santé mentale

Jennifer Malsert, Nathalie Guyader, Alan Chauvin, Mircea Polosan, Emmanuel Poulet, et al.. Antisaccades as a follow-up tool in major depressive disorder therapies: a pilot study. Psychiatry Research, 2012, 200 (2-3), pp.1051-1053. ⟨10.1016/j.psychres.2012.05.007⟩. ⟨hal-00925892⟩