Zhonghua yi xue za zhi = Chinese medical journal; Free China ed
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Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi (Taipei) · Jun 1996
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialParoxetine in the treatment of Chinese patients with depressive episode: a double-blind randomized comparison with imipramine.
Paroxetine is a potent inhibitor of serotonin re-uptake. Although it has been widely used as an antidepressant in western countries, its efficacy and side effects in the Chinese are unknown. ⋯ In comparison with imipramine, paroxetine affords fewer anticholinergic adverse effects without the sacrifice of efficacy in the treatment of depressed Chinese patients.