Plasma magnesium level and psychomotor retardation in major depressed patients

Magnesium Research

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-249

  Barra, Andrea ^a   Camardese, Giovanni ^a,c   Tonioni, Federico ^a   Sgambato, Alessandro ^b   Picello, Alessio ^a   Autullo, Gianna ^a   Silvia, Daini ^a   Bria, Pietro ^a   Cittadini, Achille ^b  

^a Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnesium; Major depression; Psychomotor retardation

Indexed keywords

MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS;

EID: 38049153691     PISSN: 09531424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1684/mrh.2007.0115     Document Type: Article

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