Depressive relapse following acute tryptophan depletion in patients with major depressive disorder

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 284-287

  Leyton, Marco ^a   Ghadirian, A Missagh ^a   Young, Simon N ^a   Palmour, Roberta M ^a   Blier, Pierre ^a   Helmers, Karin F ^a   Benkelfat, Chawki ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impulsivity; Major depression; Mood; Serotonin; Suicide

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRYPTOPHAN BRAIN LEVEL;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE OF ONSET; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DIETARY PROTEINS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; RECURRENCE; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0033739006     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988110001400317     Document Type: Article

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