ICPS
2021 APS Virtual Convention · 2021
Allostatic Load As a Predictor of Pharmacological Treatment Response in Individuals with Mood Disorders: An Exploratory Study
- Philippe Kerr
Université de Montréal - Sonia Lupien
Université de Montréal - Marie-France Marin
Université du Québec à Montréal - Charles-Édouard Giguère
Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal - Sandra Favret
Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal - Robert-Paul Juster
Université de Montréal - The Signature Consortium
Centre de recherche de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal
Abstract
Biopsychosocial factors that can help predict antidepressant treatment response are misunderstood, and rarely considered together in biomedical research. We propose that measuring allostatic load - a cumulative multisystem index of biological strain associated with chronic stress - can help better explain antidepressant treatment response rates in individuals with mood disorders.