Mayo study lays foundation to predict antidepressant response in people with suicide attempts

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that people with major depressive disorder and a history of attempted suicide have distinct biomarkers that correlate with their response to antidepressant therapy. The new findings, published in Frontiers Pharmacology, are key to individualized treatment strategies and early identification of patients who are at the highest risk for suicide.   For the study, the researchers used multi-omics technologies — specifically, metabolomics and genomics — to analyze samples from…
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