BDNF plasma levels after antidepressant treatment with sertraline and transcranial direct current stimulation: Results from a factorial, randomized, sham-controlled trial

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1144-1151

  Brunoni, André R ^a   Machado Vieira, Rodrigo ^a,b   Zarate, Carlos A ^b   Vieira, Erica L M ^c   Vanderhasselt, Marie Anne ^d   Nitsche, Michael A ^e   Valiengo, Leandro ^a   Benseñor, Isabela M ^a   Lotufo, Paulo A ^a   Gattaz, Wagner F ^a   Teixeira, Antonio L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c Faculty of Medical Science of Minas Gerais   (Brazil)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Major depressive disorder; Neuroplasticity; Non invasive brain stimulation; Sertraline; Transcranial direct current stimulation

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CITALOPRAM; PLACEBO; SERTRALINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATYPICAL DEPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SHAM PROCEDURE; SMOKING; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; BLOOD; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SERTRALINE; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84902315066     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: 18737862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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