Efficacy of vitamin C as an adjunct to fluoxetine therapy in pediatric major depressive disorder: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study
OPEN Nutrition journal | 21 Mar 2013
M Amr, A El-Mogy, T Shams, K Vieira and SE Lakhan
Abstract
Current antidepressants used to treat pediatric patients have the disadvantage of limited efficacy and potentially serious side effects. The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of vitamin C as an adjuvant agent in the treatment of pediatric major depressive disorder in a six-month, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial.
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- Citalopram, Serotonin, Major depressive disorder, Paroxetine, Venlafaxine, Fluoxetine, Sertraline, Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
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