Placebo-controlled study of sertraline in depressed recently abstinent alcoholics

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 633-637

  Roy, Alec ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinent; Alcohol; Antidepressant; Depression; Placebo

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032191830     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(97)00509-X     Document Type: Article

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