Low-dose tryptophan depletion in recovered depressed patients induces changes in cognitive processing without depressive symptoms.
BACKGROUND: Acute tryptophan depletion can induce a transient reappearance of depressive symptoms in recovered depressed patients. The neurochemical mechanism is thought to be impairment of brain serotonin neurotransmission, but the neuropsychologic mechanisms underlying the effect are unclear. MET...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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