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. 2013 Nov 13;8(11):e79510. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079510

Table 1. List of Randomised Controlled Trials for Depression and/or Anxiety in PD.

Intervention Type First Author (Year) Treatment Comparison N
Antidepressant Alca (2011) Sertraline (SSRI) Venlafaxine (SNRI) 32
Andersen (1980) Nortriptyline (TCA) Placebo 22
Antonini (2006) Sertraline (SSRI) Amitriptyline (TCA) 31
Avila (2003) Nefazodone (SARI) Fluoxetine (SSRI) 16
Dell’Agnello (2001) Fluoxetine (SSRI) Fluvoxamine (SSRI) 62
Citalopram (SSRI)
Sertraline (SSRI)
Devos (2008) Citalopram (SSRI) Placebo 48
Desipramine (TCA)
Djokic (2010) Clomipramine (TCA) Placebo 339
Fluoxetine (SSRI)
Sertraline (SSRI)
Escitalopram (SSRI)
Mirtazapine (NaSSa)
Tianeptine (SSRE)
Leentjens (2003) Sertraline (SSRI) Placebo 12
Menza (2009) Nortriptyline (TCA) Placebo 52
Paroxetine (SSRI)
Rabey (1996) Fluvoxamine (SSRI) Amitriptyline (TCA) 47
Richard (2012) Paroxetine (SSRI) Placebo 115
Venlafaxine (SNRI)
Serrano-Duenas (2002) Fluoxetine (SSRI) Amitriptyline (TCA) 77
Trivedi (2003) Sertraline (SSRI) Bupropion 46
Wermuth (1998) Citalopram (SSRI) Placebo 18
Werneck (2009) Trazodone (SARI) Placebo 20
Xia (2012) Fluoxetine (SSRI) Fluoxetine (SSRI) + Eelectroacupuncture 60
Pharmacological Barone (2006) Pramipexole (DA) Sertraline (SSRI) 67
(other) Barone (2010) Pramipexole (DA) Placebo 287
Rektorova (2003) Pramipexole (DA) Pergolide (DA) 41
Steur (1997) Moclobemide (MAO-I) Moclobemide + SSelegiline 10
Weintraub (2010) Atomoxetine (SNRI) Placebo 55
Supplements Moralez Da Silva (2008) Omega-3 fatty-acid Placebo 29
rTMS Boggio (2005) Left prefrontal rTMS Fluoxetine (SSRI) 25
Cardoso (2008) Left prefrontal rTMS Fluoxetine (SSRI) 21
Fregni (2004) Left prefrontal rTMS Fluoxetine (SSRI) 42
Fregni (2006) Left prefrontal rTMS Fluoxetine (SSRI) 26
Pal (2010) Left prefrontal rTMS Placebo (sham rTMS) 22
Psychotherapy Dobkin (2011) Individual CBT Clinical monitoring 80
Veazey (2009) Telephone CBT Telephone counselling 10

TCA  =  tricyclic antidepressant, SSRI  =  selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, SARI  =  serotonin 2 antagonist/reuptake inhibitor, DA  =  dopamine agonist, SNRI  =  selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, rTMS  =  repetitive transcranial magnetic stimualation, CBT  =  cognitive behavioural therapy.