Low plasma BDNF is associated with suicidal behavior in major depression

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-85

  Kim, Yong Ku ^a   Lee, Heung Pyo ^b   Won, Sung Doo ^a   Park, Eun Young ^a   Lee, Hwa Young ^a   Lee, Bun Hee ^a   Lee, Sung Woo ^c   Yoon, Dokyung ^c   Han, Changsu ^a   Kim, Dai Jin ^d   Choi, So Hyun ^e  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Equine Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^e Yongin Mental Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

BDNF; Depression; Lethality of Suicide Attempt Rating Scale; Suicide; Weisman and Worden's Risk Rescue Rating

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN; NEUROTROPHIN 3;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LETHALITY SUICIDE ATTEMPT RATING SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION; RATING SCALE; RISK RESCUE RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AFFECT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RISK; ROC CURVE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33845635596     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pnpbp.2006.06.024     Document Type: Article

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