Addition of omega-3 fatty acid to maintenance medication treatment for recurrent unipolar depressive disorder.

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Published in Am J Psychiatry on March 01, 2002

Authors

Boris Nemets1, Ziva Stahl, R H Belmaker

Author Affiliations

1: Ministry of Health Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.

Associated clinical trials:

Fish Oil for the Treatment of Depression in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis | NCT00122954

A Prophylactic Trial of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Bipolar Disorder | NCT04210804

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