Increased brain-derived neurotrophic factor following successful psychological treatment in generalized anxiety
Lucas Gandarela1,2, Thiago P de A Sampaio3,4, Lia Marçal5
1Experimental Pathophysiology Program, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. lucasgandarela@hotmail.com.
BMC Psychiatry
|April 7, 2026
Abstract
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