The effects of acute tryptophan depletion on impulsivity and mood in adolescents engaging in non-suicidal self-injury

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-71

  Fikke, Linn T ^a   Melinder, Annika ^a   Landrø, Nils I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

acute tryptophan depletion; adolescence; impulsivity; mood; non suicidal self injury; serotonin

Indexed keywords

SEROTONIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTOMUTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MOOD; NON SUICIDAL SELF INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AFFECT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; NEURAL INHIBITION; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 84873848314     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.2283     Document Type: Article

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