title: A comparison of fluoxetine imipramine and placebo in patients with bipolar depressive disorder.
abstract: This was a 6-week, double-blind comparison of fluoxetine, imipramine, and placebo in 89 patients with bipolar depression. Using the criteria of greater than or equal to 50% improvement in the HAMD-total score after at least 3 weeks on study drug, endpoint analysis showed 86% of the fluoxetine-treated patients improved compared with 57% of the imipramine-treated and 38% of the placebo-treated patients. Significantly fewer fluoxetine-treated patients discontinued due to adverse events than did imipramine-treated patients (7% vs. 30%, respectively).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Cohn
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ashbrook
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Wernicke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001714:Bipolar Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008094:Lithium / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010919:Placebos; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D005473:Fluoxetine; D008094:Lithium; D007099:Imipramine