Response characteristics to antidepressants and placebo in post-traumatic stress disorder.

abstract：:Musical hallucinations (MHs), characterized by the hearing of tunes, melodies, or songs, is a relatively under-recognized phenomenon among elderly individuals with hearing impairment. In some patients, MHs represent a complex psychopathological phenomenon, hallucinatory in content and obsessive-compulsive (OC) in form...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Bergman J,Pashinian A,Weizman A,Poyurovsky M

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has emerged as a common but frequently hidden psychiatric disorder which inflicts an intolerable burden on sufferers and demands effective management. For many years, however, OCD was considered treatment resistant and it is only in the past 15 years that effective therapy has becom...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Fineberg N

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paroxetine has been characterized as a highly potent and selective 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) reuptake inhibitor. This selectivity has been demonstrated not only for monoamine uptake mechanisms but also for neurotransmitter receptor systems. The pharmacokinetic studies indicate that paroxetine may be administered...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Johnson AM

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The negative symptoms of schizophrenia remain a major clinical challenge. Reboxetine is an antidepressant whose major mechanism of action is as a noradrenergic reuptake inhibitor. This study was a 6-week randomized placebo-controlled trial of reboxetine or placebo add on to haloperidol 5 mg in the treatment of 30 pati...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Schutz G,Berk M

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that the use of subscales derived from the Hamilton Depression (HAM-D) rating scale are just as reliable and enhance sensitivity for detecting response and remission after antidepressant treatment. The purpose of the present study was to determine if the responses on two items of the HAM-D sc...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Silverstone PH,Entsuah R,Hackett D

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levomilnacipran (1S, 2R-milnacipran) is a potent and selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor that is Food and Drug Administration approved for once-daily treatment of major depressive disorder in adults. Secondary and post-hoc analyses were carried out on data from a positive 10-week, randomized, dou...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Montgomery SA,Mansuy L,Ruth AC,Li D,Gommoll C

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of depressed patients with a fixed dose of amitriptyline is compared to treatment with an individualized dose calculated by means of a simple pharmacokinetic test. Clinical response and the development of side-effects are compared between the two groups of patients. Although the numbers in the groups wer...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Roy D,Dawling S

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of the antipsychotic drug trifluoperazine (TFP) on the in-vitro growth of 50 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was tested. Of these isolates, 29 were susceptible to all five of the antitubercular drugs isoniazid, rifampicin, streptomycin, ethambutol and pyrazinamide, and 21 were resistant to o...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Gadre DV,Talwar V,Gupta HC,Murthy PS

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zopiclone, a cyclopyrrolone with hypnotic properties was compared with temazepam and placebo in the treatment of insomnia. After a week's washout period, suitable subjects were allocated at random to zopiclone 7.5 mg or temazepam 20 mg or placebo for 2 weeks. Measurements of psychomotor function using the Leed's psych...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Ngen CC,Hassan R

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to examine the safety and tolerability of duloxetine hydrochloride, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, in a large cohort of elderly patients with major depressive disorder. Data were pooled from 8-week and 12-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trials of dulox...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Oakes TM,Katona C,Liu P,Robinson M,Raskin J,Greist JH

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of moclobemide, 450 mg/day, on sleep were investigated in 12 patients with major depression. The study was carried out over six weeks, divided into three periods: (1) treatment for one week with placebo and measurement to obtain baseline values; (2) treatment with moclobemide for four weeks; and (3) one we...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Minot R,Luthringer R,Macher JP

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocturnal eating/drinking syndrome secondary to neuroleptic-induced restless legs syndrome (RLS) occurred under treatment with low-dose haloperidol in a 51-year-old female schizophrenic patient. Polysomnographic investigation showed a low level of sleep efficacy, periodic leg movements, and a strict relationship betwe...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Horiguchi J,Yamashita H,Mizuno S,Kuramoto Y,Kagaya A,Yamawaki S,Inami Y

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoxetine, a selective inhibitor of serotonin (5-HT) uptake, was compared with placebo in a randomized double-blind longitudinal trial in 12 healthy volunteers. Sleep polygraphic recordings were performed at home twice before and once after 6 days of medication. After 6 days fluoxetine significantly decreased the amo...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Vasar V,Appelberg B,Rimón R,Selvaratnam J

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 101 patients entered a double-blind, parallel-group study in general practice, comparing the efficacy and tolerability of paroxetine and amitriptyline in elderly depressed patients. All patients received placebo for 1 week followed by active therapy for a total of 6 weeks. Medication was randomly allocated,...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Hutchinson DR,Tong S,Moon CA,Vince M,Clarke A

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) are still considered as first-line treatment for depression, despite the availability of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). This paper considers the current situation in reverse by assuming that only the SSRIs, in particular fluvoxamine, are available and the TCAs...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Ashford JJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depressive symptoms are associated with poor outcomes, increased risk of relapse, and high suicide rates in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. This randomized, open-label, parallel-group, flexible-dose study (NCT00640562) assessed the efficacy of quetiapine extended release (XR) versus risperido...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Di Fiorino M,Montagnani G,Trespi G,Kasper S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep disorders, such as insomnia and nightmares, are common problems in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), exert a strong negative influence on the quality of life and are a great challenge for clinical psychiatry. Several studies have reported on the efficacy of drugs for the treatment of PTSD-related sleep diso...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： van Liempt S,Vermetten E,Geuze E,Westenberg HG

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using spectral analysis of heart rate, several studies have shown that panic disorder patients are characterized by a reduced heart rate variability (HRV), indicative of abnormalities in autonomous nervous system (ANS) function. We recently reported that patients with panic disorder, who did not respond to pharmacothe...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Slaap BR,Boshuisen ML,van Roon AM,den Boer JA

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case series describes the development of retrograde ejaculation with the antipsychotic iloperidone. Iloperidone is a relatively new antipsychotic and has a strong α-1 receptor antagonism, which may explain this rare adverse effect. ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Freeman SA

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this paper was to assess the effects of switching from typical and/or atypical antipsychotics to ziprasidone, owing to inadequate response or intolerance, in chronic schizophrenic patients. A total of 312 patients were switched to an 8-week, open-label, flexible dose (40-160 mg/day) of ziprasidone. Ps...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Rossi A,Vita A,Tiradritti P,Romeo F

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of psychotic symptoms with traditional neuroleptics has been complicated by acute extrapyramidal syndromes (EPS) and late occurring tardive dyskinesia. These widely prevalent disorders have both motor and mental components which impose additional impairments on patients who are already substantially limited ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Casey DE

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An assessment of the efficacy of treatments in panic disorder and agoraphobia (PDA) is complicated by methodological problems resulting from the complexity of these disorders. In this paper, commonly used anxiety scales are discussed with regard to their relevance in the assessment of PDA. Although there are already m...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Bandelow B,Hajak G,Holzrichter S,Kunert HJ,Rüther E

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim was to evaluate the efficacy of venlafaxine extended release (ER) on characteristics of resilience, measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, in patients with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Data were evaluated from a randomized, 6-month, international, multicenter study of adult outpatients with...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Davidson J,Baldwin DS,Stein DJ,Pedersen R,Ahmed S,Musgnung J,Benattia I,Rothbaum BO

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major depressive disorder (MDD) is currently the second most common cause of disability worldwide. Current treatment of MDD with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin-noradrenaline reuptake inhibitors is limited by efficacy and tolerability issues, highlighting the unmet need in the treatment of patien...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Montgomery SA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The utility of milnacipran in the treatment of major depression has been the subject of an extensive clinical development programme. Comparative studies with tricyclic antidepressant drugs have demonstrated equivalent efficacy, with improved tolerability, in particular with respect to autonomic effects. In comparison ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Bisserbe JC

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve normal weight healthy male volunteers participated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effects of d- and l-fenfluramine, d-amphetamine, and the interactions between the two isomers of fenfluramine with amphetamine, on cortisol secretion. d-Fenfluramine and d-amphetamine in combination produced th...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Feeney S,Goodall E,Silverstone T

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty healthy subjects 12 males and 18 females were given the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor pyridostigmine (120 mg) orally. The growth hormone (GH) response was measured as the maximum GH level post-pyridostigmine relative to baseline. Twenty-six subjects increased their GH level in response to pyridostigmine. Respo...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Lucey JV,O'Keane V,O'Flynn K,Clare AW,Dinan TG

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panic disorder has recently been recognized as a distinct sub-type of anxiety which may occur with or without phobic avoidance. Controlled prospective trials have demonstrated the efficacy of the tricyclic antidepressants and monoamine oxidase inhibitors in the treatment of this disorder. The use of benzodiazepines an...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Judd FK,Norman TR,Burrows GD

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several cardiovascular risk factors have been linked to antipsychotic treatment and cardiovascular mortality is increased in these patients compared to the general population. The full metabolic syndrome (or its components) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disorders. The prevalence of the metabol...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Hägg S,Lindblom Y,Mjörndal T,Adolfsson R

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social phobia and avoidant personality disorder were new diagnoses in the third version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) and were considerably changed in the revised third version (DSM-III-R). A high rate of comorbidity between these disorders was observed, which can be explained ...

journal_title：International clinical psychopharmacology

authors： Dahl AA

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00