Treatment of mood lability and explosive rage with minerals and vitamins: Two case studies in children

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 205-219

  Kaplan, Bonnie J ^a,b   Crawford, Susan G ^b   Gardner, Beryl ^b,c   Farrelly, Geraldine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Alberta Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL SUCCINATE; ASCORBIC ACID; BIOTIN; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MINERAL; MOLYBDENUM; MULTIVITAMIN; NICOTINAMIDE; PANTOTHENIC ACID; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL PALMITATE; RIBOFLAVIN; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; TRACE ELEMENT; VITAMIN; ZINC;

AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BALANCE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; RAGE; RATING SCALE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0036750792     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454602760386897     Document Type: Article

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