Omega-3 fatty acids are related to abnormal emotion processing in adolescent boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 419-429

  Gow, Rachel V ^a   Sumich, Alexander ^b   Vallee Tourangeau, Frederic ^c   Angus Crawford, Michael ^d   Ghebremeskel, Kebreab ^e   Bueno, Allain A ^f   Hibbeln, Joseph R ^g   Taylor, Eric ^a   Wilson, Daniel A ^b   Rubia, Katya ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Emotion processing; Event related potentials; Omega 3 fatty acids

Indexed keywords

OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FATTY ACID BLOOD LEVEL; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; ELECTRODES; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-6; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84878013974     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: 15322823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2013.03.008     Document Type: Article

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