Quetiapine reduces irritability and risk of suicide in patients with agitated depression

Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 93-96

  Nishiyama, Akiyoshi ^a   Matsumoto, Hideo ^b  

^a TOKAI UNIVERSITY HACHIOJI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b TOKAI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agitated depression; Irritability; Major depression; Quetiapine; Risk of suicide

Indexed keywords

ETHYL LOFLAZEPATE; LORAZEPAM; QUETIAPINE; RAMELTEON; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACUTE STRESS; ADULT; AGITATED DEPRESSION; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUDITORY HALLUCINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; HAND TREMOR; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MOOD DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RESTLESSNESS; RISK REDUCTION; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMATIZATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; DIBENZOTHIAZEPINES; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LORAZEPAM; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84880055733     PISSN: 03850005     EISSN: 21852243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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