| Title |
Maintenance N-acetyl cysteine treatment for bipolar disorder: A double-blind randomized placebo controlled trial
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medicine, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7015-10-91 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael Berk, Olivia M Dean, Sue M Cotton, Clarissa S Gama, Flavio Kapczinski, Brisa Fernandes, Kristy Kohlmann, Susan Jeavons, Karen Hewitt, Kirsteen Moss, Christine Allwang, Ian Schapkaitz, Heidi Cobb, Ashley I Bush, Seetal Dodd, Gin S Malhi |
| Abstract |
N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) is a glutathione precursor that has been shown to have antidepressant efficacy in a placebo-controlled trial. The current study aimed to investigate the maintenance effects of NAC following eight weeks of open-label treatment for bipolar disorder. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 27% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| Japan | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 5 | 45% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 8 | 73% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 18% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 132 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 18% |
| Researcher | 18 | 13% |
| Other | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 32 | 24% |
| Unknown | 26 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 42 | 31% |
| Psychology | 15 | 11% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 8% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 6% |
| Other | 16 | 12% |
| Unknown | 30 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
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#2,267,685
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#14,390
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#15
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