Effects of antidepressive treatment of saint John's Wort extract related to autonomic nervous function in women with irritable bowel syndrome

International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-56

  Wan, Hongyu ^a   Chen, Yulong ^b  

^a Shanghai Songjiang District Central Hospital   (China)

^b THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ANS; heart rate variability; IBS; psychology; Saint John's Wort Extract; stress

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IRRITABLE COLON; MENTAL STRESS; SPECTROSCOPY; STRESS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEART RATE; HYPERICUM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS;

EID: 77954695626     PISSN: 00912174     EISSN: 15413527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/PM.40.1.d     Document Type: Article

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