Impact of early administration of sertraline on depressive symptoms in the first year after traumatic brain injury

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1921-1928

  Novack, Thomas A ^a   Baños, James H ^a   Brunner, Robert ^a   Renfroe, Sharon ^a   Meythaler, Jay M ^b  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult brain injury; Clinical trial; Head trauma

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; PLACEBO; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION SCALE OF THE NEUROBEHAVIORAL FUNCTIONING INVENTORY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS; SYMPTOM; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BRAIN INJURIES; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SERTRALINE;

EID: 75449099606     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2009.0895     Document Type: Article

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