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theobromine and Mental Disorders

theobromine has been researched along with Mental Disorders in 4 studies

Theobromine: 3,7-Dimethylxanthine. The principle alkaloid in Theobroma cacao (the cacao bean) and other plants. A xanthine alkaloid that is used as a bronchodilator and as a vasodilator. It has a weaker diuretic activity than THEOPHYLLINE and is also a less powerful stimulant of smooth muscle. It has practically no stimulant effect on the central nervous system. It was formerly used as a diuretic and in the treatment of angina pectoris and hypertension. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, pp1318-9)
theobromine : A dimethylxanthine having the two methyl groups located at positions 3 and 7. A purine alkaloid derived from the cacao plant, it is found in chocolate, as well as in a number of other foods, and is a vasodilator, diuretic and heart stimulator.

Mental Disorders: Psychiatric illness or diseases manifested by breakdowns in the adaptational process expressed primarily as abnormalities of thought, feeling, and behavior producing either distress or impairment of function.

Research

Studies (4)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19904 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
MASSANO, A1
COOPER, AJ1
DUCHENE, W1
Spriet, A1
Beiler, D1
Dechorgnat, J1
Simon, P1

Trials

1 trial available for theobromine and Mental Disorders

ArticleYear
Adherence of elderly patients.to treatment with pentoxifylline.
    Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, 1980, Volume: 27, Issue:1

    Topics: Aged; Drug Packaging; Female; Humans; Male; Memory; Mental Disorders; Middle Aged; Patient Complianc

1980

Other Studies

3 other studies available for theobromine and Mental Disorders

ArticleYear
[A new preparation in the therapy of female climacteric disorders].
    Minerva ginecologica, 1962, Oct-15, Volume: 14

    Topics: Cardiovascular Diseases; Female; Flavonoids; Hormones; Humans; Menopause; Mental Disorders; Neurolog

1962
A CONTROLLED TRIAL OF COSALDON IN ARTERIOSCLEROTIC DEMENTIA.
    The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science, 1964, Volume: 110

    Topics: Arteriosclerosis; Biomedical Research; Cerebrovascular Disorders; Dementia; Dementia, Vascular; Drug

1964
[REPORT ON THE SUBJECT OF RESULTS OBTAINED WITH COSALDON TREATMENT IN 35 PATIENTS OF THE INSTITUT NOTRE-DAME AT BRUGES-ST. MICHEL DURING THE PERIOD FROM JUNE TO DECEMBER, 1963].
    Le Scalpel, 1964, Oct-17, Volume: 117

    Topics: Belgium; Drug Combinations; Drug Therapy; Enkephalin, Methionine; Geriatrics; Hallucinations; Humans

1964