Poorer Drinking Outcomes with Citalopram Treatment for Alcohol Dependence: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

CONCLUSIONS: This trial does not support the use of citalopram in the treatment of alcohol dependence. The results suggest that the use of SSRIs among depressed and nondepressed alcohol-dependent individuals early in recovery, prior to the onset of abstinence, may be contraindicated. PMID: 26208048 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26208048?dopt=Abstract

Source: Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research - July 24, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: Charney DA, Heath LM, Zikos E, Palacios-Boix J, Gill KJ Tags: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Source Type: research