The role of diet in the prevention and management of adolescent depression

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages 90-99

  Bamber, Diane J ^a   Stokes, C S ^b   Stephen, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Depression; Diet; Nutrition; Obesity; Supplements

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; FOLIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE; THIAMINE; ZINC DERIVATIVE;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; THERAPY EFFECT;

EID: 33947102092     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2007.00608.x     Document Type: Review

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