Changes in personality traits during treatment with sertraline or citalopram

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue MAY, 1999, Pages 444-448

  Ekselius, Lisa ^a   Von Knorring, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032946104     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.5.444     Document Type: Article

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