IPRONIAZID (MARSILID): ITS USE IN OFFICE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION

WILSON G. SCANLON and WILLIAM M. WHITEAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 114, Number 11

https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.114.11.1036

Get Access

Abstract

1. Judicious management of the iproniazid dosage and of the patient's activities so as to prevent syncope, makes usage of the drug safer, avoids the majority of reported adverse side-effects, and still provides the blood stream and spinal fluid with a sufficient titer to produce a salutary effect on mood.

2. It is our impression that iproniazid is most effective and produces fewer side-effects in cases of uncomplicated depression.

3. The rapid and sustained response of the patients who required ECT suggests that ECT and iproniazid are synergistic.

Get full access to this article

View all available purchase options and get full access to this article.

Get Access

Information & Authors

Information

Published In

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volume 114 • Number 11 • May 1958

Pages: 1036 - 1037

PubMed: 13533638

History

Published in print: May 1958

Published online: 1 April 2006

Authors

Details

WILSON G. SCANLON

Silver Hill Foundation for the Treatment of the Psychoneuroses, New Canaan, Conn.

View all articles by this author

WILLIAM M. WHITE

Silver Hill Foundation for the Treatment of the Psychoneuroses, New Canaan, Conn.

View all articles by this author

Metrics & Citations

Metrics

Citations

Export Citations

If you have the appropriate software installed, you can download article citation data to the citation manager of your choice. Simply select your manager software from the list below and click Download.

For more information or tips please see 'Downloading to a citation manager' in the Help menu.

Format	RIS (ProCite, Reference Manager) EndNote BibTex Medlars RefWorks
Direct importt
Citation style
Style

Copy to clipboard
Tips for downloading citations

View Options

Login options

Already a subscriber? Access your subscription through your login credentials or your institution for full access to this article.

Personal login Institutional Login Open Athens login

Purchase Options

Purchase this article to access the full text.

PPV Articles - American Journal of Psychiatry

Not a subscriber?

Subscribe Now / Learn More

PsychiatryOnline subscription options offer access to the DSM-5-TR^® library, books, journals, CME, and patient resources. This all-in-one virtual library provides psychiatrists and mental health professionals with key resources for diagnosis, treatment, research, and professional development.

Need more help? PsychiatryOnline Customer Service may be reached by emailing [email protected] or by calling 800-368-5777 (in the U.S.) or 703-907-7322 (outside the U.S.).

IPRONIAZID (MARSILID): ITS USE IN OFFICE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION

Abstract

Get full access to this article