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5-HTP efficacy and contraindications

Overview of attention for article published in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, July 2012
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  • In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (98th percentile)
  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age and source (93rd percentile)

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2 news outlets
blogs
1 blog
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45 X users
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5 Facebook pages
wikipedia
2 Wikipedia pages
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1 Google+ user
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2 Redditors
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2 YouTube creators

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205 Mendeley
Title
5-HTP efficacy and contraindications
Published in
Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, July 2012
DOI 10.2147/ndt.s33259
Pubmed ID
Authors

Marty Hinz, Alvin Stein, Thomas Uncini

Abstract

L-5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) is the immediate precursor of serotonin. It is readily synthesized into serotonin without biochemical feedback. This nutrient has a large and strong following who advocate exaggerated and inaccurate claims relating to its effectiveness in the treatment of depression and a number of other serotonin-related diseases. These assertions are not supported by the science. Under close examination, 5-HTP may be contraindicated for depression in some of the very patients for whom promoters of 5-HTP advocate its use.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 2 <1%
United States 2 <1%
Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 <1%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Unknown 199 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 65 32%
Student > Master 26 13%
Researcher 23 11%
Student > Postgraduate 18 9%
Other 17 8%
Other 21 10%
Unknown 35 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 50 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 26 13%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 22 11%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 17 8%
Psychology 13 6%
Other 40 20%
Unknown 37 18%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 66. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 December 2023.
All research outputs
#650,268
of 25,578,098 outputs
Outputs from Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
#81
of 3,120 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#3,183
of 177,041 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment
#2
of 15 outputs
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