Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in patients with recurrent self-harm: Single-centre double-blind randomised controlled trial

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 190, Issue FEB., 2007, Pages 118-122

  Hallahan, Brian ^a   Hibbeln, Joseph R ^b   Davis, John M ^c   Garland, Malcolm R ^a,d  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d St Ita's Hospital   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID PLUS DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; STRESS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33846993443     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.106.022707     Document Type: Article

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