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SUBMITTER: Sanada K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5085790 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sanada Kenji K Zorrilla Iñaki I Iwata Yusuke Y Bermúdez-Ampudia Cristina C Graff-Guerrero Ariel A Martínez-Cengotitabengoa Mónica M González-Pinto Ana A
International journal of molecular sciences 20161024 10
Several studies have investigated the relationship between non-pharmacological interventions (NPIs) and peripheral brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in schizophrenia patients. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to review the efficacy of NPIs on peripheral serum and plasma BDNF in subjects with schizophrenia (including schizoaffective disorder). Meta-analyses were conducted to examine the effects of NPIs on blood BDNF levels by using the standardized mean differences (SMDs) ...[more]