Comparing effects of methylphenidate, sertraline and placebo on neuropsychiatric sequelae in patients with traumatic brain injury

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 97-104

  Lee, Hoon ^a   Kim, Sung Wan ^a   Shin, Il Seon ^a   Yang, Su Jin ^a   Yoon, Jin Sang ^a  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Depression; Methylphenidate; Sertraline; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; PLACEBO; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PARALLEL DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PATIENT SELECTION; POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SERTRALINE; SLEEP; SLEEP STAGES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 14944363033     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.668     Document Type: Article

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