Pindolol augmentation of antidepressant therapy

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 173, Issue SEPT., 1998, Pages 203-208

  McAskill, R ^a   Mir, S ^a   Taylor, D ^a  

^a SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CITALOPRAM; DESIPRAMINE; FLUOXETINE; FLUVOXAMINE; METOPROLOL; MOCLOBEMIDE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEFAZODONE; PAROXETINE; PINDOLOL; PLACEBO; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 1A ANTAGONIST; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; TRANYLCYPROMINE; TRAZODONE; TRIMIPRAMINE;

CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031656095     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.173.3.203     Document Type: Review

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