Use of antidepressant combinations: Which, when and why? Results of a Spanish survey

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Supplement

Volumn 112, Issue 428, 2005, Pages 32-35

  De La Gándara, Jesús ^a,f   Aguera L ^b   Rojo, J E ^c   Ros, S ^d   De Pedro, J M ^e  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^e Organon Española S A   (Spain)

^f Unidad de Referencia de Trastornos de la Conducta Alimentaria URTA de Castilla y Léon   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; Drug combinations; Mirtazapine; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; MIRTAZAPINE; REBOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; POSTAL MAIL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM; SPAIN;

EID: 84857658935     PISSN: 00651591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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