The efficiency of alprazolam for seasonal affective disorder (SAD, autum/winter type)

We experienced a 49 years old female SAD patient who showed a good response the next day after alprazolam 1.2 mg administration. The back ground EEG of the patient showed a abnormal EEG with slow waves. The personality was colored with histerical features. The nadir of body core temperature from rec...

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Published inJournal of Nippon Medical School Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 53 - 56
Main Authors Yamadera, Hiroshi, Nakamura, Shuichi, Suzuki, Hideaki, Endo, Shukichi
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published Japan The Medical Association of Nippon Medical School 1997
Subjects
alprazolam
Alprazolam - administration & dosage
Anti-Anxiety Agents - administration & dosage
body core temperature
Body Temperature
EEG
Electroencephalography
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mood Disorders - drug therapy
Mood Disorders - physiopathology
Mood Disorders - psychology
Personality
Rectum - physiology
Rorschach Test
SAD
Seasons
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ISSN0048-0444
1884-0108
DOI10.1272/jnms1923.64.53

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Summary:We experienced a 49 years old female SAD patient who showed a good response the next day after alprazolam 1.2 mg administration. The back ground EEG of the patient showed a abnormal EEG with slow waves. The personality was colored with histerical features. The nadir of body core temperature from rectum slightly delayed in remission phase compared with depressive phase. The patient became hypomania and calmed down gradually. Alprazolam tratment is seemed to be available for SAD patients. (J Nippon Med Sch 1997; 64: 53-56)
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ISSN:0048-0444
1884-0108
DOI:10.1272/jnms1923.64.53