Effects of rapid tryptophan depletion in patients with seasonal affective disorder in natural summer remission

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-87

  Lam, Raymond W ^a   Bowering, T A ^a   Tam, E M ^a   Grewal, A ^a   Yatham, L N ^a   Shiah, I S ^a   Zis, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEROTONIN BRAIN LEVEL;

ADULT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0033975401     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329179900152X     Document Type: Article

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