The influence of trazodone treatment on cognitive functions in outpatients with major depressive disorder

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 499-508

  Riedel, Wim J ^a   Schoenmakers, Els ^b   Vermeeren, Annemiek ^b   O'Hanlon, James F ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognition, drug effects; Depression, drug therapy; Depression, psychology; Major depression; Memory, drug effects; Psychomotor performance, drug effects; Trazodone, adverse effects; Trazodone, therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

TRAZODONE;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; VERBAL MEMORY;

EID: 0032880174     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1077(199910)14:7<499::AID-HUP136>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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