Self-help interventions for depressive disorders and depressive symptoms: A systematic review

Annals of General Psychiatry

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Morgan, Amy J ^a   Jorm, Anthony F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; ACETYLCARNITINE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BORAGO OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; CALCIUM; CARNITINE; CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; CROCUS SATIVUS EXTRACT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LAVENDER OIL; MELATONIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SELENIUM; THIAMINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN D; VITAMIN K GROUP;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; PHOTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFLEXOLOGY; REHABILITATION CARE; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; SELF HELP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 52649165161     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1744859X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1744-859X-7-14     Document Type: Review

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