NORTRIPTYLINE TREATMENT OF POST-STROKE DEPRESSION: A DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY
Lipsey J, Pearlson G, Robinson R, Rao K, Price T. NORTRIPTYLINE TREATMENT OF POST-STROKE DEPRESSION: A DOUBLE-BLIND STUDY. The Lancet 1984, 323: 297-300. PMID: 6141377, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(84)90356-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBrainCerebral HemorrhageCerebrovascular DisordersClinical Trials as TopicDepressive DisorderDouble-Blind MethodHumansIntracranial Embolism and ThrombosisNortriptylineRandom AllocationTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsPost-stroke depressionDouble-blind studyDepression ScaleEfficacy of nortriptylinePlacebo-treated patientsSerum nortriptyline levelsHamilton Depression ScalePresent State ExaminationZung Depression ScaleStroke patientsTherapeutic rangeMajor depressionNortriptyline levelsDemonstrated efficacyState ExaminationPatientsNortriptylineDepressionGreater improvementTreatmentSimilar groupsEfficacyImportant addition