Effect of co-treatment with fluoxetine or mirtazapine and risperidone on the active behaviors and plasma corticosterone concentration in rats subjected to the forced swim test.
Journal Title: Pharmacological Reports - Year 2012, Vol 64, Issue 6
Abstract
Several clinical reports have postulated a beneficial effect of the addition of a low dose of risperidone to the ongoing treatment with antidepressants in treatment-resistant depression.
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Zofia Rogóż, Marcin Kabziński, Witold Sadaj, Paulina Rachwalska, Anna Gądek-Michalska
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