Nonlethal outcome of highly toxic amitriptyline plasma levels after suicide attempt - A case report;Nichtletale wirkung hochtoxischer amitriptylin-spiegel nach suizidversuch. Ein fallbericht

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Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 52-55

  Amann, B ^a   Grunze, H ^a   Hoffmann, J ^b   Schafer M ^a   Kuss H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amitriptyline; Depression; Plasma level; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADULT; AMITRIPTYLINE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; OVERDOSE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0035126292     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001150050711     Document Type: Article

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