The opioid system and the social brain: implications for depression and suicide

Journal of Neuroscience Research

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 588-600

  Lutz, Pierre Eric ^a,b,c   Courtet, Philippe ^d,e,f   Calati, Raffaella ^d,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b Fédé Ration de Médecine Translationnelle de Strasbourg FMTS   (France)

^c Twitter: PE_Lutz   (United States)

^d UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^e LAPEYRONIE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f FONDATION FONDAMENTAL   (France)

Author keywords

depression; Opioid system; social pain; social reward; suicide

Indexed keywords

OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE PEPTIDE;

ADULTHOOD; BRAIN; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MATURATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NEUROBIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; REWARD; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; COMPLICATION; EMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PAIN; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 85051141186     PISSN: 03604012     EISSN: 10974547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jnr.24269     Document Type: Review

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