title: Fluoxetine versus trazodone in depressed geriatric patients.
abstract: A total of 27 subjects began active treatment in this double-blind study comparing the efficacy and safety of trazodone and fluoxetine in geriatric depressed patients, but only 13 completed 6 weeks on study medication. Both agents were effective according to weekly and endpoint analyses, and there was no evidence of significant effects on blood pressure, pulse, or weight. Separate analysis of patients who had received an adequate trial of medication indicated a trend toward relatively more fluoxetine-treated patients meeting clinical criteria for resolved depression.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Falk
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Zusky
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Weilburg
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Nixon
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D005473:Fluoxetine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012008:Recurrence; D014196:Trazodone / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D005473:Fluoxetine; D014196:Trazodone