Methodological considerations and empirical data to the onset of efficacy of antidepressants and to the prediction of therapy outcome

European Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 177-182

  Muller H ^a   Moller H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; Methods; Onset of efficacy

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BROFAROMINE; IMIPRAMINE; MIANSERIN;

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030974267     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-9338(97)89101-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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