title: Body temperature in patients with panic disorder treated with escitalopram.
abstract: The aim of the study was to investigate the influence of escitalopram on peripheral body temperature (PBT) in panic disorder. In a 4 week case-control study (N = 12 female patients; N = 12 matched healthy controls), the daytime PBT declined compared to night time PBT in patients. The prospective relationship between PBT and panic disorder shows a decline of daytime PBT compared to the night time PBT in panic disorder from week 2 of treatment with escitalopram onwards. The effect of escitalopram on daytime PBT may have occurred through an activation of the sympathetic system.
authors.affiliation: Beer Sheva Mental Health Center, Ben Gurion University, Beer Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Doron
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Todder
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Bernhard T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Baune
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000187:drug effects*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015283:Citalopram / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D015283:Citalopram