Milnacipran in the treatment of elderly depressed patients including a case of interferon-induced depression

International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 19-21

  Yoshida, Keizou ^a,b  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AKITA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Depression; Elderly; Interferon induced depression; Milnacipran

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2A INTERFERON; AMOXAPINE; DIPYRIDAMOLE; FUROSEMIDE; INTERFERON; MILNACIPRAN; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRAZODONE; WARFARIN;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0042769066     PISSN: 13651501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13651500310000852     Document Type: Conference Paper

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