FLUVOXAMINE AND LITHIUM IN LONG-TERM TREATMENT OF UNIPOLAR SUBJECTS WITH HIGH RECURRENCE RATE

Authors
FRANCHINI L ZANARDI R GASPERINI M PEREZ J SMERALDI E
Citation
L. Franchini et al., FLUVOXAMINE AND LITHIUM IN LONG-TERM TREATMENT OF UNIPOLAR SUBJECTS WITH HIGH RECURRENCE RATE, Journal of affective disorders, 38(1), 1996, pp. 67-69
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,Psychiatry,"Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Journal of affective disorders → ACNP
ISSN journal
01650327
Volume
38
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
67 - 69
Database
ISI
SICI code
0165-0327(1996)38:1<67:FALILT>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
We prolonged from 24 to 36 months a follow-up study of unipolar subjec ts with a high probability of recurrence treated with fluvoxamine (n = 32) or lithium (n = 32). During the extra observation period, two pat ients 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 wo rse prognosis.