Plasma brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 229, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 365-369

  Su, Shanshan ^a   Xiao, Zeping ^a   Lin, Zhiguang ^a,b   Qiu, Yongming ^c   Jin, Yichao ^c   Wang, Zhen ^a,b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (China)

^c SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

BDNF brain derived neurotrophic factor; PTSD post traumatic stress disorder; Stress; Trauma

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR, HUMAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-IV-TR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTECTION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 84939471473     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2015.06.038     Document Type: Article

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