L-tryptophan in mania. Contribution to a permissive hypothesis of affective disorders

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1974 Jan;30(1):56-62. doi: 10.1001/archpsyc.1974.01760070040006.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Controlled Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Affective Symptoms / drug therapy
  • Amines / metabolism
  • Bipolar Disorder / diagnosis
  • Bipolar Disorder / drug therapy*
  • Bipolar Disorder / metabolism
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Catecholamines / metabolism
  • Chlorpromazine / therapeutic use
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Depression / diagnosis
  • Depression / drug therapy*
  • Depression / metabolism
  • Drug Evaluation
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Indoles / metabolism
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Placebos
  • Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Tryptophan / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Amines
  • Catecholamines
  • Indoles
  • Placebos
  • Tryptophan
  • Chlorpromazine