Actigraphy can measure antidepressant-induced daytime sedation in healthy volunteers

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 437-443

  Stanley, N ^a   Hindmarch, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Daytime sedation; Dothiepin; Fluvoxamine; Psychometric tests

Indexed keywords

DOSULEPIN; FLUVOXAMINE; PLACEBO; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOSE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REACTION TIME; SEDATION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030834417     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199709/10)12:5<437::AID-HUP886>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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