Fluvoxamine and lithium in long-term treatment of unipolar subjects with high recurrence rate

被引:23
作者
Franchini, L
Zanardi, R
Gasperini, M
Perez, J
Smeraldi, E
机构
[1] Istituto Scienlifico H. San Raffaele, Dept. of Neuropsychiatric Sciences, University of Milan, Milan 20127
关键词
long-term treatment; unipolar; fluvoxamine; lithium; tricyclic; selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor;
D O I
10.1016/0165-0327(95)00095-X
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
We prolonged from 24 to 36 months a follow-up study of unipolar subjects with a high probability of recurrence treated with fluvoxamine (n = 32) or lithium (n = 32). During the extra observation period, two patients developed mania and were excluded from the study. There were no further recurrences in either the lithium or the fluvoxamine group. In our sample, previous prescriptions of tricyclics seem to predict a worse prognosis.
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