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Trial of Amitriptyline in Chronic Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. W. Garry
Affiliation:
St. Audry's Hospital, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk
T. J. Leonard
Affiliation:
St. Audry's Hospital, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Extract

Amitriptyline hydrochloride (“Tryptizol”) is a new antidepressant with a predominant action on the central nervous system. It is 5-(3-di-methylaminopropylidene) - dibenzo (a,d) (1,4) cycloheptadiene hydrochloride, and is related chemically to imipramine.

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Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1963 

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