Efficacy of citalopram in the prevention of recurrent depression in elderly patients: Placebo-controlled study of maintenance therapy

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 181, Issue JULY, 2002, Pages 29-35

  Klysner, René ^a   Bent Hansen, Jesper ^a   Hansen, Hanne L ^a   Lunde, Marianne ^a   Pleidrup, Elisabeth ^a   Poulsen, Dorte Loldrup ^a   Andersen, Marc ^a   Petersen, Hans Erik Høpfner ^a  

^a H LUNDBECK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOPHARMACOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; CITALOPRAM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECURRENCE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 0036294126     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.181.1.29     Document Type: Article

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