title: Low-dose imipramine for treatment of panic disorder during pregnancy: a retrospective chart review.
abstract: Although imipramine is one of the antidepressants that could be effective in the treatment of panic disorder, data on its usage for this diagnosis in the pregnancy period are limited. This report presents the results of 16 pregnant women with panic disorder without comorbid diagnosis who underwent low-dose imipramine (10-40 mg/d) treatment. According to the Clinical Global Impression-Improvement Scale, 12 (75%) of 16 women responded to the treatment. The results suggest that low-dose imipramine may be useful for the treatment of panic disorder during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Psychiatry, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya; and †Department of Psychiatry, Sevket Yilmaz Education and Research Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Uguz
authors.forename: Mine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sahingoz
authors.forename: Buket
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.forename: Rustem
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Askin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007099:Imipramine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D007099:Imipramine