Chromium potentiation of antidepressant pharmacotherapy for dysthymic disorder in 5 patients

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 237-240

  McLeod, Malcolm N ^a   Gaynes, Bradley N ^a   Golden, Robert N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; CHROMIUM POLYNICOTINATE; FLUOXETINE; LITHIUM; NORTRIPTYLINE; SERTRALINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; REMISSION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TINNITUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0032910577     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v60n0406     Document Type: Article

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