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A Controlled Clinical Trial of Imipramine (Tofranil) with Out-patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Hilda C. Abraham
Affiliation:
The Camden Clinic, London, N.W.1 (formerly The British Hospital for Functional Nervous Disorders)
Victor B. Kanter
Affiliation:
The Camden Clinic, London, N.W.1 (formerly The British Hospital for Functional Nervous Disorders)
Ismond Rosen
Affiliation:
The Camden Clinic, London, N.W.1 (formerly The British Hospital for Functional Nervous Disorders)
J. L. Standen
Affiliation:
The Camden Clinic, London, N.W.1 (formerly The British Hospital for Functional Nervous Disorders)

Extract

A double-blind trial of special design was used to test the efficacy of imipramine hydrochloride (Tofranil) in low dosage in an outpatient setting over a relatively long period. Depressive patients were given Tofranil and placebo at different times during the trial period, and the improvement and side-effects were assessed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1963 

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