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Pharmacopsychiatry 2015; 48(01): 37-39
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1394368
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© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Increased Platelet Count after Treatment with Venlafaxine or Mirtazapine in Depressed Patients

W. Gronau
1   Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
,
G. Paslakis
1   Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
,
F. Lederbogen
1   Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
,
B. Weber-Hamann
1   Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
2   Kerckhoff Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany
,
M. Gilles
1   Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
,
C. Schilling
1   Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
,
M. Deuschle
1   Central Institute of Mental Health, University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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17 November 2014 (online)

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platelet count - platelet volume - antidepressant - mirtazapine - venlafaxine - major depressive disorder
 

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