Serotonin and Depression: A Disconnect between the Advertisements and the Scientific Literature
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- Authors
- Lacasse, J. R., & Leo, J.
- Affiliations
- Florida State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Leo, Jonathan
- Venue
- PLoS Medicine
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- Published
- 2005-11-08
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- e392
- ISSN
- 1549-1277 (ISSN-L)
- 1549-1676
- PMC
- PMC1277931
- OpenAlex
- W1987639251
- Cited by
- 377
- References
- 35
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 10.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- PLoS Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Biological Psychiatry › Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Keywords
- serotonin, depression, pharmaceutical advertising, pharmaceutical marketing, scientific evidence, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, antidepressants
- MeSH terms
- Advertising, Antidepressive Agents, Community Participation, Depression, Humans, Serotonin, United States, United States Food and Drug Administration, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
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