The British Journal of Psychiatry · 1986 · 40 citations · 4 references
PharmacyPharmacologyPharmacotherapyNeuropharmacologyPsychiatric PharmacotherapyPsychopharmacologyAntidepressant PharmacologyAntidepressant PharmacotherapyAntidepressant TherapyDepression PharmacotherapyHypnotic AgentsHypnotic TherapyAntidepressant EfficacyAntidepressant MedicationsAntidepressant ResponseDouble-blind TrialsHypnotic EffectsHypnotic PharmacologyMechanisms Of Antidepressant Action
The response of patients with major depressive illness to citalopram of amitriptyline was compared in a double-blind multi-centre trial. No differences in efficacy were observed, but citalopram had less hypnotic effect, and a remarkably lower profile of side-effects.
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