Adherence to treatment regimen in depressed patients treated with amitriptyline or fluoxetine

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 243-252

  Demyttenaere, K ^a   Mesters, P ^a   Boulanger, B ^a   Dewe, W ^a   Delsemme, M H ^a   Gregoire, J ^a   Van Ganse, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Depressed patients; Fluoxetine

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG USE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL PATIENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PILL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG MONITORING; FEMALE; FLUOXETINE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT DROPOUTS; RISK;

EID: 0034885301     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0327(00)00225-1     Document Type: Article

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