Hydroxycut - Dietary supplements for weight loss: Can they induce mania?

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1205-1206

  Narasimha, Aniruddh ^a   Shetty, Pooja Harsha ^a   Nanjundaswamy, Madhuri H ^a   Viswanath, Biju ^a   Bada Math, Suresh ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CLONAZEPAM; GARCINIA CAMBOGIA EXTRACT; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; GUARANA EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; MANNAN; RISPERIDONE;

ADULT; BARK; BODY FAT; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MANIA; MUSCLE MASS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; TEA; WEIGHT REDUCTION; WILLOW;

BIPOLAR DISORDER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84889061875     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0004867413493522     Document Type: Letter

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