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amobarbital and Depression, Endogenous

amobarbital has been researched along with Depression, Endogenous in 28 studies

Amobarbital: A barbiturate with hypnotic and sedative properties (but not antianxiety). Adverse effects are mainly a consequence of dose-related CNS depression and the risk of dependence with continued use is high. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p565)
amobarbital : A member of the class of barbiturates that is pyrimidine-2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-trione substituted by a 3-methylbutyl and an ethyl group at position 5. Amobarbital has been shown to exhibit sedative and hypnotic properties.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Seventy unwed pregnant patients in states of mild to moderate depression evidenced by one or more symptoms (tenseness, "nervousness," crying spells, listlessness, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, insomnia and overeating), received informal psychotherapy and a sustained-release capsule combining d-amphetamine sulfate and amobarbital."7.63Prepartum depression; a study of seventy unwed mothers treated with d-amphetamine sulfate and amobarbital. ( CALDWELL, WG; NOWERS, W, 1958)
"Seventy unwed pregnant patients in states of mild to moderate depression evidenced by one or more symptoms (tenseness, "nervousness," crying spells, listlessness, fatigue, nausea and vomiting, insomnia and overeating), received informal psychotherapy and a sustained-release capsule combining d-amphetamine sulfate and amobarbital."3.63Prepartum depression; a study of seventy unwed mothers treated with d-amphetamine sulfate and amobarbital. ( CALDWELL, WG; NOWERS, W, 1958)
"Midazolam was judged comparably effective to amobarbital and easier to use."1.29The use of midazolam with pulse oximetry in the drug-assisted interview. ( Marcum, JM, 1996)
"Although the diagnosis of multiple personality disorder (MPD) has been receiving renewed interest in the literature, it presents a number of clinical problems and challenges."1.27Chance discovery of multiple personality disorder in a depressed patient by amobarbital interview. ( Bissell, WG; Marcum, JM; Wright, K, 1986)

Research

Studies (28)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-199027 (96.43)18.7374
1990's1 (3.57)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
GOTTLIEB, JS2
KNOTT, JR1
KIMBLE, LL1
GRAHN, HV1
COHEN, BD1
SENF, R2
HUSTON, PE2
CALDWELL, WG1
NOWERS, W1
FEIGLEY, DM1
HONIGFELD, G1
LASKY, JJ1
BOVI, A1
MARTELLI, G1
PERRIS, C1
BRATTEMO, CE1
HARE, EH1
MCCANCE, C1
MCCORMICK, WO1
WALLING, RG1
FORREST, AD1
TIMOFEEVA, AN1
LIPSKAIA, LA1
AINSLIE, JD1
JONES, MB1
STIEFEL, JR1
STARK, JE1
BETHUNE, DW1
HINTON, JM1
DELAY, J1
DENIKER, P1
LAINE, B1
Shagass, C1
McAllister, TW1
Weller, EB1
Weller, RA1
Perry, JC1
Jacobs, D1
Frumkin, LR1
Ward, NG1
Grim, PS1
Marcum, JM2
Menza, MA1
Wright, K1
Bissell, WG1
Charles, G1
LeFevre, A1
Mirel, J1
Swartz, MS1
McCracken, J1

Reviews

1 review available for amobarbital and Depression, Endogenous

ArticleYear
Overview: pseudodementia.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1983, Volume: 140, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Amobarbital; Cognition Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Diagnosis, Differen

1983

Other Studies

27 other studies available for amobarbital and Depression, Endogenous

ArticleYear
Psychopharmacologic study of schizophrenia and depression; the influence of electric convulsive therapy on the sodium amytal response of the electroencephalogram.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1948, Volume: 104, Issue:11

    Topics: Amobarbital; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Electroconvulsive Therapy; Electroencephalography; Hum

1948
Use of a d-amphetamine-amobarbital combination as an adjunct to the treatment of carcinoma.
    Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 1954, Volume: 2, Issue:9

    Topics: Amobarbital; Amphetamine; Amphetamines; Anxiety; Barbiturates; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Dext

1954
Perceptual accuracy in schizophrenia, depression, and neurosis, and effects of amytal.
    Journal of abnormal psychology, 1956, Volume: 52, Issue:3

    Topics: Amobarbital; Amphetamine; Amphetamines; Barbiturates; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Neuro

1956
Prepartum depression; a study of seventy unwed mothers treated with d-amphetamine sulfate and amobarbital.
    California medicine, 1958, Volume: 88, Issue:5

    Topics: Amobarbital; Amphetamine; Amphetamines; Anxiety; Apathy; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Dextroamph

1958
Office care of mild emotional distress.
    Diseases of the nervous system, 1962, Volume: 23

    Topics: Amobarbital; Amphetamine; Amphetamines; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Atropa belladonna; Depression; D

1962
One year follow-up of depressed patients treated in a multi-hospital drug study. I. Social workers' evaluations.
    Diseases of the nervous system, 1962, Volume: 23

    Topics: Amobarbital; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Dextroamphetamine; Drug Evaluation; Follow-Up Studies;

1962
[MENTAL CHANGES INDUCED WITH ENDOCAROTID AMYTAL IN DYSTHYMIC SUBJECTS. PRELIMINARY NOTE].
    Rivista sperimentale di freniatria e medicina legale delle alienazioni mentali, 1963, Jun-30, Volume: 87

    Topics: Amobarbital; Bipolar Disorder; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Hypochondriasis; Mental Diso

1963
THE SEDATION THRESHOLD AS A METHOD OF EVALUATING ANTI-DEPRESSIVE TREATMENTS; A PRELIMINARY REPORT.
    Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1963, Volume: 39

    Topics: Amobarbital; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Electroencephalography; Hu

1963
IMIPRAMINE AND "DRINAMYL" IN DEPRESSIVE ILLNESS: A COMPARATIVE TRIAL.
    British medical journal, 1964, Mar-28, Volume: 1, Issue:5386

    Topics: Amobarbital; Antidepressive Agents; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Dextroamphetamine; Imipramine;

1964
DEPRESSIONS... THEIR MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT.
    The Journal of the Arkansas Medical Society, 1964, Volume: 60

    Topics: Amitriptyline; Amobarbital; Bipolar Disorder; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Electroconvulsive The

1964
DRUGS FOR DEPRESSION.
    British medical journal, 1964, Sep-19, Volume: 2, Issue:5411

    Topics: Amobarbital; Antidepressive Agents; Chlordiazepoxide; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Dextroampheta

1964
[BARBAMYL-TOFRANIL TEST IN THE EVALUATION OF THE DEPRESSIVE STATE].
    Zhurnal nevropatologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (Moscow, Russia : 1952), 1963, Volume: 63

    Topics: Amobarbital; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Bipolar Disorder; Delirium; Delusions; Depression; Depressi

1963
PRACTICAL DRUG EVALUATION METHOD: IMIPRAMINE IN DEPRESSED OUTPATIENTS.
    Archives of general psychiatry, 1965, Volume: 12

    Topics: Amobarbital; Biomedical Research; Chlordiazepoxide; Chlorpromazine; Depression; Depressive Disorder;

1965
AMITRIPTYLINE POISONING.
    Lancet (London, England), 1965, Aug-21, Volume: 2, Issue:7408

    Topics: Amitriptyline; Amobarbital; Barbiturates; Coma; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Diuresis; Drug Ther

1965
A comparison of perphenazine, ('fentazin') sodium amylobarbitone and a placebo in anxious and depressed out-patients.
    The Journal of mental science, 1959, Volume: 105

    Topics: Amobarbital; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Outpatients; Perph

1959
[Melancholia in a child treated with sodium amytal in combination with succinic dinitrile].
    Annales medico-psychologiques, 1951, Volume: 109, Issue:1 1

    Topics: Amobarbital; Barbital; Depressive Disorder

1951
Psychopathology of schizophrenia and depression. I. Effect of amytal and amphetamine sulfate on level and maintenance of attention.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1952, Volume: 109, Issue:2

    Topics: Aged; Amobarbital; Amphetamine; Attention; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Psychopathology;

1952
The use of sodium amytal and benzedrine sulfate in the symptomatic treatment of depressions.
    Diseases of the nervous system, 1949, Volume: 10, Issue:2

    Topics: Amobarbital; Amphetamine; Depression; Depressive Disorder; Sulfates; Sulfur Oxides

1949
Neurophysiological evidence for different types of depression.
    Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry, 1981, Volume: 12, Issue:2

    Topics: Affective Disorders, Psychotic; Amobarbital; Arousal; Autonomic Nervous System; Depressive Disorder;

1981
Case report of conversion symptom associated with major depressive disorder in a child.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1983, Volume: 140, Issue:8

    Topics: Amobarbital; Child; Conversion Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Dexamethasone; Humans; Hydrocortisone;

1983
Overview: clinical applications of the Amytal interview in psychiatric emergency settings.
    The American journal of psychiatry, 1982, Volume: 139, Issue:5

    Topics: Adult; Aged; Amnesia; Amobarbital; Catatonia; Combat Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Diagnosis, Diff

1982
A possible cerebral mechanism for the clearing of psychogenic symptoms with amobarbital.
    Biological psychiatry, 1981, Volume: 16, Issue:7

    Topics: Amnesia; Amobarbital; Confusion; Depressive Disorder; Diagnosis, Differential; Dominance, Cerebral;

1981
The use of midazolam with pulse oximetry in the drug-assisted interview.
    The Journal of clinical psychiatry, 1996, Volume: 57, Issue:3

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Barbiturates; Conscious Sedation; Depressive Disorder; Female; Humans; Infusions

1996
A suicide attempt following removal of conversion paralysis with amobarbital.
    General hospital psychiatry, 1989, Volume: 11, Issue:2

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Conversion Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Humans; Interview, Psychological; Male

1989
Chance discovery of multiple personality disorder in a depressed patient by amobarbital interview.
    The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 1986, Volume: 174, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Antidepressive Agents; Antipsychotic Agents; Depressive Disorder; Dexamethasone;

1986
Barbiturates and DST.
    Biological psychiatry, 1986, Volume: 21, Issue:8-9

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Depressive Disorder; Dexamethasone; Female; Humans; Hydrocortisone

1986
Emergency room management of conversion disorders.
    Hospital & community psychiatry, 1986, Volume: 37, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Amobarbital; Conversion Disorder; Depressive Disorder; Diagnosis, Differential; Emergency Ser

1986