Herbal medicine for hospitalized patients with severe depressive episode: A retrospective controlled study

Journal of Affective Disorders

Volumn 170, Issue , 2015, Pages 71-77

  Liu, Lan Ying ^a   Feng, Bin ^a   Chen, Jiong ^a   Tan, Qing Rong ^b   Chen, Zheng Xin ^a   Chen, Wen Song ^a   Wang, Pei Rong ^a   Zhang, Zhang Jin ^c  

^a Tongde Hospital of Zhejiang Province   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Herbal medicine; Psychotherapeutic agents; Severe depressive episode

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MOOD STABILIZER; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; VENLAFAXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSTIPATION; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HEART PALPITATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIMAL DRUG DOSE; REMISSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; XEROSTOMIA; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG COMBINATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84907921335     PISSN: 01650327     EISSN: 15732517     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2014.08.027     Document Type: Article

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