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fentanyl and Dysthymic Disorder

fentanyl has been researched along with Dysthymic Disorder in 1 studies

Fentanyl: A potent narcotic analgesic, abuse of which leads to habituation or addiction. It is primarily a mu-opioid agonist. Fentanyl is also used as an adjunct to general anesthetics, and as an anesthetic for induction and maintenance. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1078)
fentanyl : A monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the aryl amino group of N-phenyl-1-(2-phenylethyl)piperidin-4-amine with propanoic acid.

Dysthymic Disorder: Chronically depressed mood that occurs for most of the day more days than not for at least 2 years. The required minimum duration in children to make this diagnosis is 1 year. During periods of depressed mood, at least 2 of the following additional symptoms are present: poor appetite or overeating, insomnia or hypersomnia, low energy or fatigue, low self-esteem, poor concentration or difficulty making decisions, and feelings of hopelessness. (DSM-IV)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Transdermal fentanyl is an opioid analgesic that is effective on chronic pain, and which appears to be advantageous due to several factors such as ease of administration, the relatively stable serum concentration and long dose intervals."3.72Oral transmucosal abuse of transdermal fentanyl. ( Dimopoulos, NP; Gitsa, OE; Liappas, AI; Liappas, IA; Mellos, E; Rabavilas, AD, 2004)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19900 (0.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's1 (100.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Liappas, IA1
Dimopoulos, NP1
Mellos, E1
Gitsa, OE1
Liappas, AI1
Rabavilas, AD1

Other Studies

1 other study available for fentanyl and Dysthymic Disorder

ArticleYear
Oral transmucosal abuse of transdermal fentanyl.
    Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England), 2004, Volume: 18, Issue:2

    Topics: Administration, Cutaneous; Administration, Oral; Adult; Chronic Disease; Depressive Disorder; Drug A

2004