A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies on major depression and BDNF levels: implications for the role of neuroplasticity in depression

R. Brunoni, André; Lopes, Mariana; Fregni, Felipe

doi:10.1017/s1461145708009309

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies on major depression and BDNF levels: implications for the role of neuroplasticity in depression

Published in The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology • Aug 28, 2008

Authors:

André R. Brunoni

Mariana Lopes

Felipe Fregni

Abstract

Several clinical studies on major depressive disorder (MDD) have shown that blood brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) - a factor used to index neuroplasticity - is associated with depression response; however, the results are mixed. The purpose of our study was to evaluate whether BDNF levels a...

Subject

Meta-analysis

Depression (economics)

Internal medicine

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