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. 2012 Jul 11;2012(7):CD006534. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006534.pub2

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).