The SNRI venlafaxine improves emotional unawareness in patients with post-stroke depression

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 331-336

  Cravello, Luca ^a   Caltagirone, Carlo ^a,b   Spalletta, Gianfranco ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Antidepressants; Depression; Stroke; Venlafaxine

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN NORADRENALIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; VENLAFAXINE; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ALEXITHYMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; EMOTIONALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; SWEATING; SYMPTOM; URINE RETENTION; XEROSTOMIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; STROKE;

EID: 68049131293     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.1021     Document Type: Article

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