Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHOD: In this 8-week, double-blind investigation, patients with bipolar I depression (DSM-IV criteria) (N = 833, baseline Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale total score > or = 20) were randomly assigned to olanzapine (5-20 mg/day, N = 370), placebo (N = 377), or olanzapine/fluoxetine combination (6/25, 6/50, or 12/50 mg/day; N = 86). Treatment-emergent mania was evaluated with the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), the Clinical Global Impressions-Bipolar Edition (CGI-BP) Severity of Mania scale, and adverse events records. RESULTS: CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Paul E Keck Jr, Sara A Corya, Lori L Altshuler, Terence A Ketter, Susan L McElroy, Michael Case, Susan D Briggs, Mauricio Tohen |
Journal | The Journal of clinical psychiatry
(J Clin Psychiatry)
Vol. 66
Issue 5
Pg. 611-6
(May 2005)
ISSN: 0160-6689 [Print] United States |
PMID | 15889948
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antipsychotic Agents
- Placebos
- Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
- Fluoxetine
- Benzodiazepines
- Olanzapine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Antipsychotic Agents
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Benzodiazepines
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Bipolar Disorder
(chemically induced, diagnosis, drug therapy, psychology)
- Double-Blind Method
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Fluoxetine
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Male
- Olanzapine
- Placebos
- Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
- Risk Factors
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Severity of Illness Index
- Treatment Outcome
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