Background Suicide is a common phenomenon affecting people of all ages. There is a
strong relationship between suicidal ideation and depressive disorders. Increasing number …

Involving 1 million people a year, suicide represents one of the major topics of psychiatric
research. Despite the focus in recent years on neurobiological underpinnings …

Suicide is a relevant worldwide public health problem. Many studies have shown that
different demographic and clinical factors are potentially associated with suicidal behavior …

The “neurotrophic hypothesis of depression” posits that low levels of brain-derived
neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are associated with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). Low …

According to WHO data, suicide is a public health priority. In particular, suicide is the fourth-
leading cause of death in young people. Many risk factors of suicide are described …

Introduction One of the main challenges in suicide prevention is the limited understanding of
the biological mechanisms underlying suicide. Recent findings suggest impairments in pain …

Objective: The aim of this study was to identify potential differences in serum brain-derived
neurotrophic factor (BDNF), glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF), nerve growth factor …

Several pieces of evidence show that signaling via brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
and its receptor, tropomycin receptor kinase B (TrkB), as well as inflammation, play a crucial …

ABSTRACT A number of studies have reported the suicidal ideation (SI) or suicide attempts
(SA) of patients with rheumatic diseases. However, the estimated prevalence of those …

Background: There are randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about the zinc supplementation
effect on circulating levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). However, the …