Year: 1997
Type: article
Abstract: Article AbstractLetter to the Editor Sir: Patients with bipolar affective disorder encounter anincreased risk of mania during antidepressive therapy with tricyclicantidepressants (TCAs). Serotonin selective reuptakeinhibitors (SSRIs) have been demonstrated to be effective antidepressantswith a low incidence of side effects. While severalcases of antidepressant-induced mania during therapywith the SSRIs fluvoxamine and fluoxetine have been publishedelsewhere, we present six cases of SSRI-induced maniaduring antidepressive therapy with two newer SSRIs,citalopram and paroxetine.
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1973975919