Citalopram is an antidepressant belonging to the class of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) widely used to treat the symptoms of depression. It is a racemic bicyclic phthalate derivate and is the only compound with a tertiary amine and 2 nitrogen-containing metabolites among all SSRIs. Citalopram enhances serotonergic transmission through the i...
Citalopram is approved by the FDA for treating adults with major depressive disorder. It has also been used off-label to treat various diseases, including but not limited to sexual dysfunction, ethanol abuse, psychiatric conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and diabetic neuropathy.
Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Research Imaging Centre, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Department of Psychiatry, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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