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Low-dose tryptophan depletion in recovered depressed patients induces changes in cognitive processing without depressive symptoms

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Background: Acute tryptophan depletion can induce a transient reappearance of depressive symptoms in recovered depressed patients. The neurochemical mechanism if thought to be impairment of brain serotonin neurotransmission, but the neuropsychologic mechanisms underlying the effect are unclear. Methods: To assess whether low-dose tryptophan depletion can tease out the psychological mechanisms sensitive to substrate depletion in vulnerable subjects without inducing mood changes, a between-subj...

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
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University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
Role:
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
Role:
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Psychiatry
Role:
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Hayward, G
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Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Biological Psychiatry Journal website
Volume:
57
Issue:
5
Pages:
517-524
Publication date:
2005-03-01
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0006-3223
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English
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2010-09-17

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