Changes in fine motor retardation in depressed patients treated with fluoxetine

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 149-157

  Sabbe, Bernard ^a   Van Hoof, Jacques ^b   Hulstijn, Wouter ^c   Zitman, Frans ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Inst of Psychiatric Care   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antidepressant treatment; Depression; Figure drawing; Fluoxetine; Movement analysis; Psychomotor retardation

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR RETARDATION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

EID: 0030583569     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0327(96)00052-3     Document Type: Article

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