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Alprazolam in Bipolar‐I Depressions
Author(s) -
Rush A. John,
Schlesser Michael A.,
Erman Milton,
Fairchild Ms. Carol
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
pharmacotherapy: the journal of human pharmacology and drug therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.227
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1875-9114
pISSN - 0277-0008
DOI - 10.1002/j.1875-9114.1984.tb03311.x
Subject(s) - alprazolam , bipolar disorder , rating scale , antidepressant , depression (economics) , hamilton rating scale for depression , psychiatry , beck depression inventory , psychology , medicine , clinical psychology , anesthesia , anxiety , major depressive disorder , developmental psychology , mood , economics , macroeconomics
In an open‐label study of alprazolam in five bipolar‐I depressed patients, three patients remitted completely, one failed to respond, and one responded transiently, based on the Hamilton Rating Scale and Beck Depression Inventory scores. Further studies of alprazolam as an antidepressant are warranted.