Treatment of depression in general practice: a controlled trial of flupenthixol (‘Fluanxol’)
Treatment of depression in general practice: a controlled trial of flupenthixol (‘Fluanxol’)
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一般实践中抑郁症的治疗:氟哌噻吨(‘Fluanxol’)的对照试验
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1974
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Flemming Frelund
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Flemming Frelund
SummaryOn the basis of an arbitrary definition of depression, 85 general practitioners treated 231 patients during a 2-week period with flupenthixol (‘Fluanxof)d˚ and placebo in a controlled, randomized, double-blind trial. The male. female ratio was 1:5, and the mean age was 42 years. The severity of the symptoms was assessed by a rating scale, and satisfactory improvement was defined as a reduction of 50% or over of the initial individual scores.Improvement was obtained in 65 % of patients treated with flupenthixol and in 50% of those in the placebo group. The difference is statistically significant, X2 = 5.0, d.f.l.,p = 0.025.The two groups were comparable with respect to sex, age, associated diseases, other medication and failure to take the trial drugs, but relevant personal relationships could not be assessed.Patients showed marked improvement during the first week of treatment and few untoward effects were noted. It is concluded that in patients selected according to the criteria of the trial a bet...