Psychiatry Research
Volume 109, Issue 2 , Pages 129-135 , 15 March 2002

The tryptophan depletion test: impact on sleep in primary insomnia — a pilot study

  • Dieter Riemann

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Hauptstrasse 5, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +49-761-270-6919; fax: +49-761-270-6523
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  • Bernd Feige

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Hauptstrasse 5, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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  • Magdolna Hornyak

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Hauptstrasse 5, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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  • Stephanie Koch

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Hauptstrasse 5, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany
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  • Fritz Hohagen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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  • Ulrich Voderholzer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Hauptstrasse 5, D-79104 Freiburg, Germany

Received 21 February 2001 ,Revised 2 January 2002 ,Accepted 17 January 2002.

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Psychiatry Research
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