Ahlfors 1988.
Methods | Four‐week, randomised, double‐blind, multicentre study |
Participants | Patients with depression, aged from 18 to 70 years and referred to a psychiatric hospital for a depression requiring treatment. |
Interventions | Citalopram: 37 participants. Mianserin: 34 participants. Citalopram dose‐range: 20‐60 mg/day. Mianserin dose‐range: 60‐90 mg/day. |
Outcomes | Change in Montgomery and Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) from baseline to endpoint. |
Notes | Two patients in Mianserin group died (the reason could not be ascribed to the test treatment). |