Utilization patterns of tricyclic antidepressants in a multidisciplinary pain clinic: A survey

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 324-329

  Richeimer, Steven H ^a,b   Bajwa, Zahid H ^a,b,c   Kahraman, S ^a,b,c,d   Ransil, Bernard J ^a,b,c   Warfield, Carol A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Harvard Tlwrndike Laboratory

Author keywords

Chronic pain Neuropathic pain; Depression; Tricyclic antidepressants

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; DESIPRAMINE; DOXEPIN; IMIPRAMINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG USE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; PAIN CLINIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; VERTIGO; XEROSTOMIA;

AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DRUG UTILIZATION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN CLINICS;

EID: 0031457612     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199712000-00010     Document Type: Article

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