Sertraline for the prevention of relapse in detoxicated alcohol dependent patients with a comorbid depressive disorder: A randomized controlled trial

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 619-625

  Gual, A ^a   Balcells, M ^a   Torres, M ^a   Madrigal, M ^b   Diez, T ^b   Serrano, L ^a  

^a GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DEPRESSION; DETOXIFICATION; DIARRHEA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NAUSEA; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RELAPSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VERTIGO;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECURRENCE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; SPAIN; TEMPERANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0345256395     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agg124     Document Type: Article

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