Effects of tryptophan depletion on anxiety, a systematic review

Abstract Vulnerability markers for onset of anxiety disorders are scarce. In depression, patients at risk tend to respond with a negative mood to ‘acute tryptophan depletion’ (ATD), while healthy volunteers and current patients do not. The serotonergic system thus provides indications for vulnerabil...

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Main Authors: Simone M. E. Schopman, Renske C. Bosman, Anna D. T. Muntingh, Anton J. L. M. van Balkom, Neeltje M. Batelaan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01219-8