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    J Clin Psychiatry. 1993 Aug;54 Suppl:61-70; discussion 71-3.

    New antidepressants: use in high-risk patients.

    Hale AS.

    Department of Academic Psychiatry, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, U.K.

    This paper will review evidence on the safety and efficacy of new antidepressants in high-risk patients. Where available, data will be reviewed on the serotonin selective reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), including fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline, and citalopram, and on the new reversible inhibitor of monoamine oxidase-A moclobemide.

    PMID: 8253707 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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