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Comparison of Crocus sativus L. and imipramine in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: A pilot double-blind randomized trial [ISRCTN45683816]

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, September 2004
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  • High Attention Score compared to outputs of the same age (99th percentile)

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Title
Comparison of Crocus sativus L. and imipramine in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: A pilot double-blind randomized trial [ISRCTN45683816]
Published in
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, September 2004
DOI 10.1186/1472-6882-4-12
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Authors

Shahin Akhondzadeh, Hasan Fallah-Pour, Khosro Afkham, Amir-Hossein Jamshidi, Farahnaz Khalighi-Cigaroudi

Abstract

The morbidity and mortality associated with depression are considerable and continue to increase. Depression currently ranks fourth among the major causes of disability worldwide, after lower respiratory infections, prenatal conditions, and HIV/AIDS. Crocus sativus L. is used to treat depression. Many medicinal plants textbooks refer to this indication whereas there is no evidence-based document. Our objective was to compare the efficacy of stigmas of Crocus sativus (saffron) with imipramine in the treatment of mild to moderate depression in a 6-week pilot double-blind randomized trial.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 <1%
Italy 1 <1%
Canada 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Unknown 275 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 37 13%
Researcher 36 13%
Student > Master 36 13%
Other 22 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 19 7%
Other 58 21%
Unknown 71 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 61 22%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 34 12%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 25 9%
Nursing and Health Professions 18 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 15 5%
Other 43 15%
Unknown 83 30%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 58. 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 28 December 2023.
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#729,558
of 25,390,203 outputs
Outputs from BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
#96
of 3,959 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#696
of 70,405 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
#1
of 4 outputs
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