The antidepressant sertraline: a review of its uses in a range of psychiatric and medical conditions

Hani Raoul Khouzam; Robert Emes; Tirath Gill; Roy Raroque

doi:10.1007/s12019-003-0007-6

The antidepressant sertraline: a review of its uses in a range of psychiatric and medical conditions

Compr Ther. 2003 Spring;29(1):47-53. doi: 10.1007/s12019-003-0007-6.

Authors

Hani Raoul Khouzam¹, Robert Emes, Tirath Gill, Roy Raroque

Affiliation

¹ Chemical Dependency Treatment Program, VA Central California Health Care System (VACCHCS), University of California, San Francisco Medical School, Medical Education Program, Fresno, California, USA.

PMID: 12701343
DOI: 10.1007/s12019-003-0007-6

Abstract

Although sertraline was initially introduced as an antidepressant, it can be prescribed for a wide range of psychiatric and medical conditions. We review the pharmacology, the adverse effects, the dosing guidelines, as well as the indications of sertraline.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Antidepressive Agents / therapeutic use*
Anxiety Disorders / drug therapy
Depression / drug therapy
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Interactions
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic / drug therapy
Feeding and Eating Disorders / drug therapy
Humans
Sertraline / therapeutic use*
Somatoform Disorders / drug therapy
Substance-Related Disorders / drug therapy

Substances

Antidepressive Agents
Sertraline