Combined Treatment With Sulpiride and Paroxetine for Accelerated Response in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
@article{Uchida2005CombinedTW, title={Combined Treatment With Sulpiride and Paroxetine for Accelerated Response in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder}, author={Hiroyuki Uchida and Hiroyoshi Takeuchi and Takefumi Suzuki and Kensuke Nomura and Koichiro Watanabe and Haruo Kashima}, journal={Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology}, year={2005}, volume={25}, pages={545-551} }
Abstract: Although serotonin reuptake inhibitors are recommended as first-line agents for major depressive disorder, delayed onset of action is problematic, and faster effective treatment is needed. Sulpiride, a dopamine-mediated agent, has been reported to show faster antidepressant efficacy, and we examined the efficacy of adjunctive sulpiride in combination with paroxetine (PAX), compared with PAX alone, to clarify whether the combined treatment exerts faster effect. Forty-one major…
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