The efficacy of mirtazapine in the treatment of cocaine dependence with comorbid depression

American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-186

  Afshar, Maryam ^a   Knapp, Clifford M ^a   Sarid Segal, Ofra ^a   Devine, Eric ^a   Colaneri, Laurie Sickles ^a   Tozier, Lisa ^a   Waters, Megan E ^a   Putnam, Megan A ^a   Ciraulo, Domenic A ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antidepressant; Cocaine; Dependence; Insomnia

Indexed keywords

BENZOYLECGONINE; MIRTAZAPINE; PLACEBO; RIBOFLAVIN;

ADULT; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FAINTNESS; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MOOD CHANGE; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; SELF REPORT; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP QUALITY; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; COCAINE; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIANSERIN; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857612124     PISSN: 00952990     EISSN: 10979891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00952990.2011.644002     Document Type: Article

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