The treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders with polyunsaturated fatty acids - An effective treatment alternative?;Die behandlung von aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-/ hyperaktivitätsstörungen mit mehrfach ungesättigten fettsäuren - Eine wirksame behandlungsoption?

Zeitschrift fur Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und Psychotherapie

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-116

  Frölich, Jan ^a   Döpfner, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Dopamine metabolism; Omega 3 fatty acids; Therapeutic effects

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; DOPAMINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN METABOLISM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DOPAMINE METABOLISM; DRUG EFFICACY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; ANIMAL; BRAIN; CHILD; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; CHILD; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOPAMINE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; HUMANS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 41749112447     PISSN: 14224917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917.36.2.109     Document Type: Article

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