Antidepressant Treatment of Pathologic Laughing or Crying in Elderly Stroke Patients

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 195-199

  Panzer, Michael J ^a   Mellow, Alan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; NORTRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CRYING; DELIRIUM, DEMENTIA, AMNESTIC, COGNITIVE DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMAN; LAUGHTER; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGE; NORTRIPTYLINE;

EID: 0026464661     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002383099200500403     Document Type: Article

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