Selective processing of social threat cues following acute tryptophan depletion

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-39

  Munafò, Marcus R ^a   Hayward, Gail ^a   Harmer, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute tryptophan depletion; Depression; Emotional stroop; Serotonin; Social threat

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM; DOSULEPIN; FLUOXETINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PAROXETINE; PHENYLALANINE; SERTRALINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; VALINE; VENLAFAXINE; AMINO ACID;

ADULT; AMINO ACID DEFICIENCY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; RELAPSE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AMINO ACIDS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CUES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 33645216755     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881105056667     Document Type: Article

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