A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid in the treatment of major depression

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 996-998

  Marangell, Lauren B ^a   Martinez, James M ^a   Zboyan, Holly A ^a   Kertz, Barbara ^a   Kim, H Florence Seung ^a   Puryear, Lucy J ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLACEBOS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037844785     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.160.5.996     Document Type: Article

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