Diminished central nervous 5-T neurotransmission and mood self-ratings in children and adolescents with ADHD: No clear effect of rapid tryptophan depletion

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 87-94

  Zepf, Florian Daniel ^a   Holtmann, Martin ^a,b   Stadler, Christina ^a   Magnus, Sophie ^a   Wöckel, Lars ^a,c   Poustka, Fritz ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^c RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Mood; Rapid tryptophan depletion; Self ratings; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID MIXTURE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG HALF LIFE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEPLETION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RAPID TRYPTOPHAN DEPLETION; RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SEROTONIN RELEASE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AFFECT; BIOSYNTHESIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; SELECTION BIAS; SEROTONIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 63849118738     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.1002     Document Type: Article

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