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Failure to correlate urinary MHPG with clinical response to amitriptyline
Author(s) -
Puzynski S.,
Rode A.,
Bidzinski A.,
Mrozek S.,
Zaluska M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1984.tb02474.x
Subject(s) - amitriptyline , medicine , urine , urinary system , psychology , psychiatry
– On the basis of studies carried out in a group of 44 patients with endogenous depressive illness, the authors conclude that MHPG in urine is not a good predictor of response to amitriptyline treatment. There are no correlations between MHPG level and clinical improvement after 2 weeks’ treatment and with final results of the therapy.