Dose response to adjunctive light therapy in citalopram-treated patients with post-stroke depression: A randomised, double-blind pilot study

Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 244-248

  Sondergaard M P ^a,d   Jarden, J O ^a   Martiny, K ^b   Andersen, G ^c   Bech, P ^b  

^a Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBORG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d AMAGER HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Citalopram; Light therapy; Post stroke depression

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CITALOPRAM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; LIGHT INTENSITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CITALOPRAM; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STROKE;

EID: 33745319041     PISSN: 00333190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092895     Document Type: Article

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