Treatment of depressed methadone maintenance patients with nefazodone. A case series.
The authors presented four consecutive case studies in which depressed methadone-maintained patients previously treated with other drugs, such as sertraline, risperidone, and bupropion, and who did not respond and/or suffered various side effects, responded well to nefazodone.
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New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Department of Psychiatry, NY, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008691:Methadone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009294:Narcotics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D010879:Piperazines; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014230:Triazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D009294:Narcotics; D010879:Piperazines; D014230:Triazoles; C051752:nefazodone; D008691:Methadone