Efficacy of ethyl-eicosapentaenoic acid in bipolar depression: randomised double-blind placebo-controlled study.

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Published in Br J Psychiatry on January 01, 2006

Authors

Sophia Frangou1, Michael Lewis, Paul McCrone

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Neurobiology of Psychosis, PO66, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, London SE5 8AF, UK. s.frangou@iop.kcl.ac.uk

Associated clinical trials:

Dietary Intervention for Bipolar Disorder | NCT02272010

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

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