Is methylfolate effective in relieving major depression in chronic alcoholics? A hypothesis of treatment

Current Therapeutic Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 559-568

  Di Palma, C ^a   Urani, R ^b   Agricola, R ^b   Giorgetti, V ^a   Verde, G Dalla ^b  

^a Hospital of Milano Niguarda   (Italy)

^b Psychiatric Inpatient Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYLFOLIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RATING SCALE;

EID: 0028228790     PISSN: 0011393X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0011-393X(05)80187-0     Document Type: Article

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