Evaluation of pharmaceutical products of st. john's wort efficacy added on tricyclic antidepressants in treating major depressive disorder: A double blind randomized control trial

Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 106-110

  Pakseresht, Sirus ^a   Boustani, Hatam ^a   Azemi, Mohammad Ebrahim ^a   Nilsaz, Jale ^a   Babapour, Reza ^a   Haghdust, Mohammad Reza ^b  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Antidepressive agents; Depressive disorder; Major; Tricyclic

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; IMIPRAMINE; NORTRIPTYLINE; PERFORAN; PLACEBO; SUNSCREEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; IRAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SLEEP QUALITY;

EID: 84866793479     PISSN: 17357780     EISSN: 22287876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/jjnpp.4318     Document Type: Article

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