| AAI | animal-assisted intervention |
| ALFF | amplitude of low-frequency fluctuation |
| dlPFC | dorsolateral prefrontal cortex |
| DMN | default mode network |
| ECN | executive control network |
| EPP | existential phenomenological psychotherapy |
| FC | functional connectivity |
| fMRI | functional magnetic resonance imaging |
| ICA | independent component analysis |
| IMCP | individual meaning-centered psychotherapy |
| KYN | kynurenines |
| KYNA | kynurenic acid |
| LLD | late-life depression |
| MAOI | monoamine oxidase inhibitors |
| MCGP | meaning-centered group psychotherapy |
| MCP | meaning-centered psychotherapy |
| NMDA | N-methyl-D-aspartate |
| mPFC | medial prefrontal cortices |
| PCC | posterior cingulate cortex |
| PRI | pet-robot intervention |
| PTSD | posttraumatic stress disorder |
| ReHo | regional homogeneity |
| SNRI | selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor |
| SSRI | selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor |
| SN | salience network |
| TRD | treatment-resistant depression |
| TRP | tryptophan |