Brown K W, Sloan R L, Pentland B
Central Scotland Healthcare Trust, Royal Scottish National Hospital, Larbert, Falkirk District, UK.
Acta Psychiatr Scand. 1998 Dec;98(6):455-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1998.tb10119.x.
The effectiveness of fluoxetine compared to placebo in the treatment of post-stroke emotionalism was investigated in 20 patients using a double-blind protocol. A total of 19 patients completed the study, as one subject in the treatment group had to be withdrawn. The subjects receiving fluoxetine showed a statistically and clinically significant improvement in their emotionalism compared to the placebo group, which was apparent in the majority of subjects from the third day of treatment.
