A post hoc comparison of paroxetine and nortriptyline for symptoms of traumatic grief

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 241-245

  Zygmont, Marianne ^a   Prigerson, Holly G ^a   Houck, Patricia R ^a   Miller, Mark D ^a   Shear, M Katherine ^a   Jacobs, Selby ^b   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTRIPTYLINE; PAROXETINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031778791     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.v59n0507     Document Type: Article

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