1998 issue 3

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Volume 14, issue 3

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Leczenie zaburzeń depresyjnych u pacjentów z rozpoznaniem zespołu zależności alkoholowej – doniesienie wstępne

Antoni Florkowski1, Wojciech Gruszczyński1, Henryk Górski1, Sławomir Szubert1, Mariusz Grądys1
1. Katedra i Klinika Psychiatrii Wojskowej Akademii Medycznej w Łodzi
Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii, 1998, 3, 78-82

Abstract

The aim of this research was to assess the efficacy of treatment with antidepressants on patients diagnosed as suffered from alcoholic dependency syndrome and depression. All the people tested fulfilled requirements of ICD-l0 criteria of alcoholic dependency and relapsible depressive disturbances. During the treatment of depressive disturbances the following drugs had been used: fluoxetine, myanserine, clomipramine. The efficacy of treatment was measured by HDRS on 7th, 14th, 28th and 42nd day of cure. Distinct mental condition improvement including recovery from depression in 40% of cases had been gained.