Fluoxetine as a treatment for post-stroke emotionalism

Authors
Brown, KW Sloan, RL Pentland, B
Citation
Kw. Brown et al., Fluoxetine as a treatment for post-stroke emotionalism, ACT PSYC SC, 98(6), 1998, pp. 455-458
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Psychiatry,"Clinical Psycology & Psychiatry","Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
ACTA PSYCHIATRICA SCANDINAVICA
ISSN journal
0001690X → ACNP
Volume
98
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
455 - 458
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-690X(199812)98:6<455:FAATFP>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The effectiveness of fluoxetine compared to placebo in the treatment of pos t-stroke emotionalism was investigated in 20 patients using a double-blind protocol. A total of 19 patients completed the study, as one subject in the treatment group had to be withdrawn. The subjects receiving fluoxetine sho wed a statistically and clinically significant improvement in their emotion alism compared to the placebo group, which was apparent in the majority of subjects from the third day of treatment.