Influence of gender and menopausal status on antidepressant treatment response in depressed inpatients

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 497-502

  Vermeiden, M ^a   Van Den Broek, W W ^a   Mulder, Pgh ^a   Birkenhager T K ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fluvoxamine; Gender; Imipramine; Major depression; Menopausal status

Indexed keywords

FLUVOXAMINE; IMIPRAMINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FLUVOXAMINE; HUMANS; IMIPRAMINE; INPATIENTS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950449612     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: 14617285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269881109105137     Document Type: Article

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