High relapse rate after discontinuation of adjunctive medication for elderly patients with recurrent major depression

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 153, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1418-1422

  Reynolds III, Charles F ^a,b   Frank, Ellen ^a   Perel, James M ^a   Mazumdar, Sati ^a   Dew, Mary Amanda ^a   Begley, Amy ^a   Houck, Patricia R ^a   Hall, Martica ^a   Mulsant, Benoit ^a   Shear, M Katherine ^a   Miller, Mark D ^a   Cornes, Cleon ^a   Kupfer, David J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NORTRIPTYLINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 10344222177     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.153.11.1418     Document Type: Article

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