A comparison of antidepressant response in younger and older women

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 405-407

  Grigoriadis, Sophie ^a,c   Kennedy, Sidney H ^a   Bagby, R Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEFAZODONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENSTRUATION; OUTPATIENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, SECOND-GENERATION; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SERTRALINE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 0043135280     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000085415.08426.c6     Document Type: Article

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