The Mothers, Omega-3, and Mental Health Study: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 208, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 313.e1-313.e9

  Mozurkewich, Ellen L ^a,c   Clinton, Chelsea M ^a   Chilimigras, Julie L ^a   Hamilton, Susan E ^a   Allbaugh, Lucy J ^a   Berman, Deborah R ^a   Marcus, Sheila M ^a   Romero, Vivian C ^a   Treadwell, Marjorie C ^a   Keeton, Kristie L ^b   Vahratian, Anjel M ^a   Schrader, Ronald M ^c   Ren, Jianwei ^a   Djuric, Zora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Saint Joseph Mercy Health System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

depression; docosahexaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; fish oil; supplementation

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; SOYBEAN OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDINBURGH POSTNATAL DEPRESSION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINI INTERNATIONAL NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION;

EID: 84875442457     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.01.038     Document Type: Article

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