Ihsan Salloum | Author | SciTechnol | Journal of Addictive Behav

Ihsan Salloum Author

Affiliation
University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

Biography

Ihsan Salloum is currently working in University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA. also interested in different medical diseases and terminologies and also have keen interest in their treatment.

Publications

Short Communication Open Access

Mirtazapine In Comorbid Major Depression And Alcohol Use Disorder: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study

Author(s):

Jack R Cornelius, Antoine B Douaihy, Duncan B Clark, Dennis C Daley, Tammy A Chung, Maribeth A Wesesky, D Scott Wood and Ihsan Salloum

Mirtazapine In Comorbid Major Depression And Alcohol Use Disorder: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study

Background/Objective: To date, pharmacotherapy trials of depressed alcoholics (MDD/AUD) have focused on SSRI medications, with disappointing results, so effective treatments for that comorbid population are lacking. Mirtazapine is an FDAapproved medication for treating MDD with a unique pharmacological profile whose efficacy may exceed that of SSRIs. Results from our recent open label study suggest robust acute phase efficacy for mirtazapine for decreasing both the depression and the drinking of that population. However, to date, no studies have evaluated the longer-term efficacy... view more»

DOI: 10.4172/2324-9005.1000113

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