Double-blind, randomized comparison of memantine and escitalopram for the treatment of major depressive disorder comorbid with alcohol dependence.

LH Muhonen, J Lonnqvist, K Juva… - Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: The aim of the study was to evaluate possible new treatments for major
depressive disorder in patients with comorbid alcohol dependence in a municipal alcohol …

Treatment of alcohol dependence in patients with co-morbid major depressive disorder–predictors for the outcomes with memantine and escitalopram medication

LH Muhonen, J Lahti, D Sinclair, J Lönnqvist… - … , prevention, and policy, 2008 - Springer
Background Alcohol dependence comorbid with major depressive disorder poses a major
challenge in the clinical setting. The results in the treatment with selective serotonin re …

Mirtazapine for patients with alcohol dependence and comorbid depressive disorders: a multicentre, open label study

SJ Yoon, CU Pae, DJ Kim, K Namkoong, E Lee… - Progress in Neuro …, 2006 - Elsevier
Major depressive disorder and alcohol dependence are common and serious mental
illnesses. There is a great interest in discovering useful treatments for both mood symptoms …

Effectiveness and tolerability of mirtazapine and amitriptyline in alcoholic patients with co‐morbid depressive disorder: a randomized, double‐blind study

AE Altintoprak, N Zorlu, H Coskunol… - Human …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Studies indicate that serotoninergic and noradrenergic pathophysiological
mechanisms may underlie both alcohol abuse/dependence and depressive disorder. The …

Imipramine treatment of alcoholics with primary depression: a placebo-controlled clinical trial

PJ McGrath, EV Nunes, JW Stewart… - Archives of General …, 1996 - jamanetwork.com
Background: Depressive disorders are commonly comorbid with alcoholism, particularly in
treatmentseeking samples. If antidepressant treatment were safe and improved the …

A pilot double‐blind treatment trial of memantine for alcohol dependence

SM Evans, FR Levin, DJ Brooks… - Alcoholism: Clinical and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Background: There is growing evidence that N‐methyl‐d‐aspartate (NMDA) receptor
antagonists may have potential for the treatment of alcohol disorders. Memantine is a …

A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of combined escitalopram and memantine for older adults with major depression and subjective memory …

H Lavretsky, KT Laird, B Krause-Sorio… - The American Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Geriatric depression is difficult to treat and frequently accompanied by cognitive
complaints that increase risk for dementia. New treatment strategies targeting both …

Depression associated with alcohol withdrawal; imipramine therapy compared with placebo

AT Butterworth - Quarterly journal of studies on alcohol, 1971 - jsad.com
Depression Associated with Alcohol Withdrawal; Imipramine Therapy Compared with Placebo
Page 1 Quart. J. Stud. Ale. 32: 343-348, 1971 The informative abstract of this article is in Part B …

Treatment of depression in patients with alcohol or other drug dependence: a meta-analysis

EV Nunes, FR Levin - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextDepression and substance abuse are common and costly disorders that frequently
co-occur, but controversy about effective treatment for patients with both disorders persists …

The effect of 12-week open-label memantine treatment on cognitive function improvement in patients with alcohol-related dementia

Y Cheon, J Park, KH Joe, DJ Kim - International Journal of …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
There is compelling evidence that alcohol-induced neurotoxicity is related to glutamate
excitotoxicity. It was hypothesized that the low-affinity NMDA receptor antagonist memantine …