Randomized Trials Published in Chinese Or Western Journals:Comparative Empirical Analysis

Randomized Trials Published in Chinese or Western Journals:Comparative Empirical Analysis

Marianna Purgato, PsychD, Andrea Cipriani, MD, PhD, Corrado Barbui, MD

Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Verona (Italy)

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WESTERN STUDIES

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CHINESE STUDIES

Du C, Che L. Efficacy analysis of citalopram and amitriptyline in the treatment of depression. Chinese Journal of health Psychology 2004;12(6):424-426.

Fu R, Zhu C. Compariaon of citalopram and amitriptyline in treatment of depression. Medical Journal of the Chinese People's Armed Police Forces 2006;17(4):250-251.

Gao B, Yue S, Liu J. Study on citalopram in the treatment of aged depression. Practical Geriatrics 2005;19(1):42-43.

Gong C, Xu H, Xiang D, Zhou X. Comparative study on depression treated by citalopram or mirtazapine. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine 2005;15(3):154-155.

Huang P, Li Z, Wang C. A clinical controlled study of citalopram and fluoxetine in the treatment of depression. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine 2004;14(6):364-365.

Huang K. Contrast study of citalopram and fluoxetine in treatment of depression. Modern Medicine and Health 2006;20(10):1456-1457.

Huang J, Sun Z. A control study of citalopram and fluoxetine in first-episode senile depression. Journal of Clinical Psychosomatic Diseases 2006;12(3):175-176.

Li XH, Zhang HW, Pang YD. A comparative evaluation on the effect of citalopram and amitriptyline in treating senile depression. Chinese Journal of Clinical Rehabilitation 2004;8(27):5762-5763.

Li X, Sun L, Li Z. A comparative study of the efficacy of citalopram in the treatment of depression. Sichuan Mental Health 2005;18(4):214-216.

Li J, Shen WW, Liu Y, Xu L, Liu SM, Kuang WH. The effectiveness and safety of escitalopram in the treatment of major depression: A randomized double-blind active-drug controlled trial. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine 2006;6(8):552-556.

Li DS, Wang C, Yu J. A comparative study of citalopram and paroxetine in the treatment of depression. Medical Journal of Chinese People's Health 2006;18(6):460-461.

Li D, Yu J, Pang Y. Comparative study of citalopram and venlafaxine in the treatment of depression. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine 2005;15(3):158-159.

Li Z, Zeng Z, Liu Q. Clinical controlled study of citalopram versus amitriptyline in treatment of depressive disorder. Sichuan Mental Health 2004;17(2):76-78.

Liang C, Liu L, Zhang X. A comparative study of citalopram and fluoxetine in the treatment of depression Shandong Archives of Psychiatry;18(2):82-83.

Liang K, Fan X. Comparative study of citalopram and mianserin in the treatment of senile depression. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine 2006;16(1):32-33.

Lin J, HUuang Y, Chen G, Lin Z, Zhu G. Comparison of citalopram and amitriptyline in treatment of depression. Chinese Journal of New Drugs and Clinical Remedies 2001;20(5):351-354.

Liu J, Gan L, Feng D. A control study on citalopram and amitriptyline in the treatment of aged patients with depression. China Journal of Health Psychology 2006;14(4):450-451.

Ma Z, Zheng Z, Zhuang X. A comparative study of citalopram and amitriptyline in the treatment of depression. Shandong Archives of Psychiatry 2004;17(2):79-81.

Pan K, Liu X, Yang J, Zhu L, Wang X, Wang X, Yang S. Cost-effectiveness analysis of depression treatment with paroxetine, venlafaxine and citalopram. Chinese Journal of Clinical rehabilitation 2005;9(28):16-17.

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Wan Y, Li M, Han Y. A control study of citalopram in the treatment of senile depression. Journal of Clinical Psychosomatic Diseases 2006;12(4):243-244.

Wang X. A double-blind control study on the effect of citalopram and imipramine on depression. Modern Forums in Basic 2003;7(12):1111-1112.

Wang J, Liu X, Yang G. A study of citalopram in the treatment of depression. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine 2004;14(1):16-17.

Wang J, Yang C, Wang Y. Comparative study of citalopram vs mirtazapine in treatment of senile depressive patients. China Journal of Health Psychology 2006;14(5):552-553.

Xu M, Ji L. A comparative study of citalopram and amitriptyline in the treatment of out-patients with depression. Chinese Mental Health Journal 2005;19(5):353-354.

Yu J, Wang P, Zhang G, Hao Z. Controlled study of citalopram and venlafaxine in treatment of patients with senile depression. Journal of Clinical Psychological Medicine 2006;16(2):92-93.

Zhang H, Cheng J, Wang G. Comparison of citalopram and venlafaxine for depressive disorder. Chinese journal of Clinical Rehabilitation 2005;9(36):4-6.

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Zhao H, Guan T. A control study in the treatment of depressive disorder with citalopram and fluoxetine. Evaluation and Analysis of Drug-Use in Hospitals of China 2006;6(2):106-108.

Zhou X, Liu Z, Zhu H, Ding Y, Zhang A, Tao Y, Huang X. Treatment of depression with citalopram and venlafaxine: a clinical comparative study. Medical Journal of National Defending Forces in North China 2005;17(2):90-91.