SERTRALINE - AN OVERVIEW OF ITS PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND A REVIEW OF ITS THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY IN OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Authors
PERRY CM BENFIELD P
Citation
Cm. Perry et P. Benfield, SERTRALINE - AN OVERVIEW OF ITS PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES AND A REVIEW OF ITS THERAPEUTIC EFFICACY IN OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, CNS DRUGS, 7(6), 1997, pp. 480-500
Citations number
123
Categorie Soggetti
Neurosciences,"Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Journal title
CNS DRUGS → ACNP
ISSN journal
11727047
Volume
7
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
480 - 500
Database
ISI
SICI code
1172-7047(1997)7:6<480:S-AOOI>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
Sertraline, a selective serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) which was initially developed as an antidepressant, has also been shown to be an effective treatment for patients with obs essive-compulsive disorder (OCD).