Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) for Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: CNS & neurological disorders drug targets Vol. 17; no. 9; p. 706
• Main Authors: Peixoto, Clayton, Grande, Antonio Jose, Mallmann, Mariana Bonotto, Nardi, Antonio Egídio, Cardoso, Adriana, Veras, André Barciela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United Arab Emirates 01.01.2018
• Subjects: Antidepressive Agents - therapeutic use; Databases, Factual; Dehydroepiandrosterone - therapeutic use; Depression - drug therapy; Humans; Dehydroepiandrosterone; DHEA treatment; mood disorders; depressive disorder; depression treatment; depression; depressive symptoms

Depression is a mental disorder that affects a large part of the world's population. DHEA is a hormone that has long been attributed to the ability to improve depressive symptoms. However, few studies were conducted with depression individuals not resulting from other medical conditions. To inv...