title: Adinazolam mesylate and placebo in depressed outpatients: a 6-week, double-blind comparison.
abstract: In 72 outpatients with DSM-III major depressive episode, adinazolam was superior to placebo in all measurements. Significantly more adinazolam-treated subjects (N = 36) than placebo subjects (N = 36) completed the study (67% vs. 19%), were rated "much" or "very much" improved (78% vs. 19%), and had a "moderate" or "marked" therapeutic effect of the drug (67% vs. 19%). The total Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression score decreased by 50% or more in 61% of the adinazolam group and in 17% of the placebo group; 72% of the adinazolam group reported that they felt "moderately," "much," or "very much" improved compared with 17% of the placebo group. The adinazolam group reported significantly more drowsiness and lightheadedness, dizziness, or faintness; the severity of these side effects decreased with time. No significant anticholinergic effects were observed.
authors.affiliation: Psychopharmacology Research Institute, Long Beach, Calif.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Cohn
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Pyke
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wilcox
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D004244:Dizziness / Q000139:chemically induced; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010919:Placebos; D012894:Sleep Stages
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D010919:Placebos; D001569:Benzodiazepines; C039668:adinazolam