Depression and anxiety in Babylon

P140: Lipopolysaccharide and BDNF in Anxiety and Depression

Brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is a neurotrophin acting at several levels in the brain. Additionally, BDNF was shown to be responsible for the survival, maintenance and growth of neurons. Also, BDNF plays an important role in synaptic plasticity and memory processes. In activity-dependent synaptic plasticity, BDNF enhances long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus but blocks the...

Metacognition and Depression, State Anxiety and Trait Anxiety Symptoms

Objective: The objective of this study was analyzing the effect of meta-cognition elements on depression, trait and state anxiety symptoms.  Methods: In this Study, the sample consisted of 224 students of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences that answered three questionnaires including Metacognitive Questionnaire (MCQ-30), Beck Depression inventory (BDI-II) and Spi...

Anxiety and depression in COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease associated with chronic systemic inflammatory syndrome [1]. COPD is often associated with comorbidities that need to be evaluated because they affect the severity of the disease. Anxiety and depression are often observed in patients affected by COPD [2]. As pointed out by Tetikkurt and colleagues in this issue of Multidisciplinary R...

Depression and anxiety in epilepsy.

Correspondence to: Dr Margaret J Jackson, Department of Neurology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK; margaret.jackson@ ncl.ac.uk _________________________ E pilepsy, anxiety, and depression are all common disorders. It is therefore not surprising that the conditions coexist in a significant number of patients. Indeed, some authors estimate the lifet...

Unraveling anxiety and depression.