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Amitriptyline and Perphenazine in Depressive Illness a Controlled Trial

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Ijaz Haider
Ijaz Haider*
Affiliation:
St. Francis and Hurstwood Park Hospitals, Haywards Heath, Sussex; Severalls Hospital, Colchester, Essex
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Extract

This paper describes a “double-blind” trial comparing ‘Triptafen’ tablets—each containing amitriptyline hydrochloride 25 mg. and perphenazine 2 mg.—with a matching placebo in the treatment of depressive illness.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 113 , Issue 495 , February 1967 , pp. 195 - 199
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1967 

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