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Two cases of mianserin abuse in psychiatric out-patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

L Theret ,
F Bertholon  and
MC Germain
L Theret
Affiliation:
Clinique universitaire de Psychiatrie, CHU, hôpital Robert Debré
F Bertholon
Affiliation:
Clinique universitaire de Psychiatrie, CHU, hôpital Robert Debré
MC Germain
Affiliation:
centre de Pharmacovigilance, CHU, hôpital de la Maison Blanche, 51092Reims Cedex, France
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Summary

Two clinical observations of mianserin abuse by psychiatric out-patients are described. A previous history of substance dependence was found in both cases. Mianserin should be used with caution in predisposed patients, before further studies on the subject are carried out.

Keywords

mianserinantidepressant drugsdrug abusedrug dependence
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Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , 1992 , pp. 143 - 144
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1992

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