Depression and Panic Disorder after Heart Transplantation - Treatment with Sertraline

B. Hesslinger; A. Van de Loo; D. Klecha; M. Härter; S. Schmidt-Schweda

doi:10.1055/s-2002-19835

Pharmacopsychiatry, Table of Contents

Pharmacopsychiatry 2002; 35(1): 31-32
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-19835

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Depression and Panic Disorder after Heart Transplantation - Treatment with Sertraline

B. Hesslinger¹ , A. Van de Loo² , D. Klecha¹ , M. Härter¹ , S. Schmidt-Schweda²

¹Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University of Freiburg, Germany
²Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University of Freiburg, Germany

Abstract

This report focuses on a case of major depression and panic disorder after heart transplantation. Due to these disorders, the male patient’s compliance with cardiological treatment became increasingly insufficient. There are no controlled studies on psychopharmacological opportunities in cases such as this one. The patient was treated with sertraline and the outcome was healthy, without cardiovascular adverse effects or drug-drug interactions.

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Dr. Bernd Hesslinger

Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychosomatik
Abteilung für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie

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