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A Beta Adrenergic Stimulant (Salbutamol) versus Clomipramine in Depression: A Controlled Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Y. Lecrubier ,
A. J. Puech ,
R. Jouvent ,
P. Simon  and
D. Widlocher
Y. Lecrubier
Affiliation:
Département de Psychiatrie Adulte, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
A. J. Puech
Affiliation:
Departement de Pharmacologie Clinique, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, 91 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France
R. Jouvent
Affiliation:
Département de Psychiatrie Adulte, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
P. Simon
Affiliation:
Departement de Pharmacologie Clinique, Hôpital de la Pitié Salpêtrière, 91 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013, Paris, France
D. Widlocher
Affiliation:
Département de Psychiatrie Adulte, Hôpital de la Salpêtrière, 47 Boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France
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Summary

A controlled study comparing salbutamol (6 mg/day) to clomipramine (150 mg/day), both given by intravenous infusion, was performed on depressed inpatients (10 per group). The symptomatology was evaluated by two blind observers at days 0, 5 and 15 using the Hamilton Rating Scale. Both treatments were effective on the overall symptomatology but the onset of action of salbutamol was more rapid.

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Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 136 , Issue 4 , April 1980 , pp. 354 - 358
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1980 

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