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Fluoxetine treatment of depressed patients with HIV infection
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
|September 1, 1995
Abstract
Objective:
The aim of this paper is to describe the outcome of fluoxetine treatment of depressed patients with HIV infection.
Method:
An open study was made of 20 patients with varying stages of HIV infection treated for depression with fluoxetine.
Results:
15 of 20 patients improved with fluoxetine treatment; the drug was generally well tolerated, with no significant drug-drug interactions.
Conclusions:
Fluoxetine appears to be effective for the treatment of depression in patients with HIV infection.