Publications by authors named "Renan C Ratis"

Background: Major depressive disorder is a difficult-to-treat psychological disorder. Approximately 30% of patients with major depressive disorder do not respond to conventional therapies; thus, the efficacy of alternative therapies for treating major depressive disorder, such as neurofeedback, a non-invasive neuromodulation method used in the treatment of psychiatric diseases, must be investigated.

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of neurofeedback in minimizing and treating major depressive disorder and its application as a substitute to or an adjuvant with conventional therapies.

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Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) has several risk factors. is the main one, and it has been suggested that there may be a synergy between it and as a risk factor.

Objective: To investigate the association between and as a risk factor for AD.

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