Psychostimulants and treatment resistant depression: Letters to the editor

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 502-503

  Ng, Bradley ^a  

^a Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

BIPOLAR DEPRESSION; COMORBIDITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; LETTER; MELANCHOLIA; MOOD DISORDER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; BIPOLAR DISORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS;

EID: 70449365534     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2009.01485.x     Document Type: Letter

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