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The Mood
Disorders Research Program (MDRP) has performed numerous important
studies of Dysthymic Disorder and other types of Depression. The MDRP
is now part of the Depression Evaluation Service, a world-renowned
research clinic of the New York State Psychiatric Institute and the
Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. In its previous locations
at Beth Israel Medical Center and St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, the
MDRP performed the world's first double-blind-placebo controlled study
of an SSRI medication in "pure dysthymia"--that is, Dysthymic Disorder
without a superimposed episode of Major Depression. In 2007 the
MDRP moved to its current location in midtown Manhattan, at 1775
Broadway (3 Columbus Circle). Research participants can be seen
either at our midtown (57th St.) or uptown (Riverside Drive at 165th
St.) locations. The
program has also been a site for other important clinical studies,
including the largest medication study to date on DD (Zoloft vs.
imipramine vs. placebo), and a groundbreaking study of St. John's Wort
in moderate to severe depression, which was published in the Journal of the
American Medical Association.
The MDRP has also participated in studies of numerous new
antidepressant medications, including citalopram (Celexa), bupropion
extended release (Wellbutrin XL), duloxetine (Cymbalta), and
lamotrigine (Lamictal). Other studies have focused on characterizing
the most common symptoms of DD, on developing better scales to measure
the response to treatment, and on developing a combined
psychotherapy-medication approach for the treatment of DD.
Affiliated with the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and the New York State Psychiatric Institute <> |
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IF YOU LIVE IN THE NEW YORK AREA and would like information about participating in our studies, please contact us at: 212-543-5734 |
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MOOD
DISORDERS
RESEARCH
PROGRAM Columbia University
Department of Psychiatry
of Chronic Depression |
Mood Disorders Research Program/ Depression Evaluation Service
3 Columbus Circle, Suite #1403 New York, NY 10019 Tel. 212.543.5761 Email. osheado@pi.cpmc.columbia.edu |
