Antidepressant and double antidepressant treatment for the affective disorder of epilepsy

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-11

  Blumer, Dietrich ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Epi Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; FLUOXETINE; IMIPRAMINE; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ADULT; AFFECTIVE NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSPHORIA; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031046107     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v58n0101     Document Type: Article

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