Effect of carbamazepine on pain scores of unipolar depressed patients with chronic pain: A trial of off-on-off-on design

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-65

  Kudoh, Akira ^a   Ishihara, Hironori ^a   Matsuki, Akitomo ^a  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Atypical facial paint; Carbamazepine; Chronic pain; Controlled study; Hamilton Depression Scale; Major depression; Serum carbamazepine levels

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; CARBAMAZEPINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLACEBOS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0031918693     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-199803000-00009     Document Type: Review

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