Efficacy of St. John's wort extract WS 5570 in major depression: A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 159, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1361-1366

  Lecrubier, Y ^a   Clerc, G ^b   Didi, R ^c   Kieser, M ^d  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CHS de Pontorson   (France)

^c CHS de La Chartreuse   (France)

^d DR WILLMAR SCHWABE GMBH AND CO KG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; WS 5570;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANCHOLIA; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VERTIGO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLACEBOS; PLANT EXTRACTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036334488     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.159.8.1361     Document Type: Article

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