title: The antidepressant sertraline: a review of its uses in a range of psychiatric and medical conditions.
abstract: Although sertraline was initially introduced as an antidepressant, it can be prescribed for a wide range of psychiatric and medical conditions. We review the pharmacology, the adverse effects, the dosing guidelines, as well as the indications of sertraline.
authors.affiliation: Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS), University of California, San Francisco Medical School, Medical Education Program, Fresno, California, USA.
authors.forename: Hani Raoul
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Khouzam
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Emes
authors.forename: Tirath
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: Roy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raroque
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004347:Drug Interactions; D015673:Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D020280:Sertraline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D020280:Sertraline