Betaine supplementation improves positive symptoms in schizophrenia

Kenji Kirihara, Mao Fujioka, Motomu Suga, Shinsuke Kondo, Kayo Ichihashi, Daisuke Koshiyama, Kentaro Morita, Tempei Ikegame, Mariko Tada, Tsuyoshi Araki, Seiichiro Jinde, Kazuki Taniguchi, Taiga Hosokawa, Kazuyuki Sugishita, Shinjiro Dogan, Kohei Marumo, Masanari Itokawa, Kiyoto Kasai
Schizophrenia research 2022 250:120-122

Bibliography

PubMed
PMID 36401992
DOI
10.1016/j.schres.2022.11.009
Funding
Funding was not specified in the indexed record or accessible funding metadata.
Competing interests
Reported disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest in relation to this study.

Study snapshot

DesignIndexed letter or commentary; abstract unavailable
ModelHuman participants
SampleNot available in the indexed record
InterventionFormulation and dose require the original full report
DurationNot available in the indexed record
EndpointsHistorical or clinical context

What the study showed, in plain terms

Published in 2022, this source examined brain health and combination interventions. It is retained for source traceability. Abstract unavailable in PubMed and no accessible full report was verified for this summary. The paper title is not treated as sufficient evidence of efficacy, dose, safety or causality.

The indexed record verifies the publication and citation, but supplies no abstract. A quantitative effect or complete treatment result is not established from this record alone.

Abstract unavailable in PubMed and no accessible full report was verified for this summary. The paper title is not treated as sufficient evidence of efficacy, dose, safety or causality.

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Key findings

  • The indexed record verifies the publication and citation, but supplies no abstract.
  • A quantitative effect or complete treatment result is not established from this record alone.
  • The recorded outcome domains were Historical or clinical context.

What this study can and cannot tell us

  • Abstract unavailable in PubMed and no accessible full report was verified for this summary. The paper title is not treated as sufficient evidence of efficacy, dose, safety or causality.
  • Source basis: Bibliographic data only; no abstract available. Missing method details, funding information or participant denominators are not inferred.

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