Efficacy of mianserin on symptoms of delirium in the aged: An open trial study

Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 651-656

  Uchiyama, Makoto ^a   Tanaka, Kuniaki ^b   Isse, Kunihiro ^c   Toru, Michio ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Hospital   (Japan)

^c Department of Dentistry Oral surgery   (Japan)

^d TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Delirium; Drug study; Elderly; Mianserin; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

MIANSERIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0030152875     PISSN: 02785846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0278-5846(96)00038-3     Document Type: Article

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