Cover: S-adenosyl-L-methionine for Treatment of Depression, Osteoarthritis, and Liver Disease

S-adenosyl-L-methionine for Treatment of Depression, Osteoarthritis, and Liver Disease

Published in: Evidence Report/Technology Assessment No. 64 (Prepared by Southern California/RAND Evidence-Based Practice Center, under Contract No. 290-97-0001). AHRQ Publication No. 02-E033. (Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Oct. 2002), 5 p

Posted on RAND.org on January 01, 2002

by Mary L. Hardy, Ian D. Coulter, Joya T. Favreau, Sally C. Morton, Swamy R. Venuturupalli, Francesco Chiapelli, Frederico Rossi, Greg Orshansky, Lara Hilton, Elizabeth Roth, et al.

Clinical Focus What study reports were available on the use of SAMe for depression, ostheoarthritis, and liver disease? What types of outcomes were measured for the identified conditions? How did results for treatment with SAMe compare to placebo and conventional pharmacology? What non-English language publications on SAMe treatment are available and accessible? What is the methodological quality of the studies identified? Can results be pooled to allow a risk ratio and an effect size for SAMe to be calculated

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