Emotional processing as a predictor of symptom change: An acute tryptophan depletion study in depressed patients

European Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 379-383

  Booij, Linda ^a,b   Van der Does, A J Willem ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; ; Cognition; ; Cognitive function; ; Depression; ; Emotion; Emotion processing; ; Serotonin; ; SSRI; ; Tryptophan;

Indexed keywords

TRYPTOPHAN;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EMOTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; TIME FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953759051     PISSN: 0924977X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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