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.
CRCN Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
University of Oxford, Department of Psychiatry, Warneford Hospital, Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Aalborg University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Aalborg, Denmark
Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Aarhus, Denmark
Glostrup University Hospital, Department of Neurology, Glostrup, Denmark
New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, New York, United States
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul / Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai, China
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
University of North Carolina Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, United States
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