Nefazodone in psychotic unipolar and bipolar depression: A retrospective chart analysis and open prospective study on its efficacy and safety versus combined treatment with amitriptyline and haloperidol [PDF]
Although atypical antipsychotics are on the rise, traditional treatment of psychotic (or delusional) depression mostly includes the addition of classical antipsychotics to antidepressants. As there are only few data supporting this approach compared with
Born, Christoph +4 more
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Insomnia as an Independent Predictor of Incident Cardiovascular Disease in HIV: Data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study [PDF]
Background: Insomnia is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in the general population and is highly prevalent in people with HIV. The CVD risk conferred by insomnia in the HIV population is unknown.
Bedimo, Roger J. +12 more
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Rising Trend of Use of Antidepressants Induced Non-Puerperal Lactation: A Case Report [PDF]
Non puerperal lactation or galactorrhea is a well known side effect of antipsychotic drugs but has been infrequently described with the use of antidepressants.
Prerna Kukreti, Wazid Ali, R.C. Jiloha
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Since the 1990s, the prevalence of mental illnesses, such as depression, has been increasing annually and has become a major burden on society. Due to the many side effects of antidepressant drugs, the development of a complementary therapy from natural ...
Ming-Yu Chou +15 more
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Effects of Imipramine and Lithium on the Suppression of Cell Proliferation in the Dentate Gyrus of the Hippocampus in Adrenocorticotropic Hormone-treated Rats [PDF]
We examined the influence of chronic adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) treatment on the number of Ki-67-positive cells in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in rats. ACTH treatment for 14 days decreased the number of such cells.
Asanuma, Masato +9 more
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Pharmacological aspects of neonatal antidepressant withdrawal [PDF]
Depression is common in reproductive age women, and continued pharmacologic treatment of depression during pregnancy may be necessary to prevent relapse, which could be harmful for both the fetus and the mother. Although data on drug safety are imperfect
Brouwers, Jacobus R. B. J. +5 more
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Antidepressants versus placebo for depression in primary care [PDF]
Background Concern has been expressed about the relevance of secondary care studies to primary care patients specifically about the effectiveness of antidepressant medication.
Arroll, Bruce +7 more
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Pharmacogenomic testing and its future in community pharmacy [PDF]
Although it is common to see pharmacogenomic testing used North America and Australia, it is not yet part of practice in the UK. With the promise of genomic screening becoming part of the NHS, pharmacists must equip themselves with a knowledge of how the
Wright, David, Youssef, Essra
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Prolonged coma due to amitriptyline overdose and genetic polymorphism: a case report
Background Reduced consciousness has a wide variety of possible causes, not infrequently being toxic in nature. An intoxication might be obvious, but in this paper an unexpected case with a tricyclic antidepressant is presented.
Tijs van de Wint +4 more
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Antidepressant Use and Depressive Symptoms in Intensive Care Unit Survivors [PDF]
Nearly 30% of intensive care unit (ICU) survivors have depressive symptoms 2-12 months after hospital discharge. We examined the prevalence of depressive symptoms and risk factors for depressive symptoms in 204 patients at their initial evaluation in the
Boustani, Malaz +8 more
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