title: Therapeutic tricyclic antidepressant drug monitoring in younger and older depressive patients.
abstract: The present study shows the evaluation of clinical state and serum level of tricyclic antidepressants in thirty-eight depressive younger and elderly patients during 8-week observation. We observed no statistically significant differences, neither in psychometric scale scores nor in drug serum levels in both groups of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Warsaw, Nowowiejska 27, PL 00-665 Warszawa, Poland. maria.radziwon@psych.waw.pl
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Radziwoń-Zaleska
authors.forename: Halina
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Michał
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skalski
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wilkowska
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Januszko
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Matoszko
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dziklińska
authors.forename: Bartłomiej
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gmaj
authors.forename: Waldemar
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Szelenberger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002997:Clomipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003863:Depression / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016903:Drug Monitoring; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D002997:Clomipramine; D007099:Imipramine