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Gregory L. Sathananthan, MD, DPM; Samuel Gershon, MD, DPM; Manny Almeida; Neil Spector; Sidney Spector, PhD

Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1976;33(9):1109-1110.

Abstract
• This study measured the levels of imipramine hydrochloride and desipramine hydrochloride (desmethylimipramine) in the plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 11 depressed patients. The oral doses correlated significantly with the plasma levels irrespective of different diagnostic categories. The CSF levels varied significantly. In the endogenous depressive group the CSF levels were significantly higher in responders as compared to nonresponders. The CSF levels of the nonresponders in the endogenous depressive group, and of both responders and nonresponders in the schizo-affective groups, were similar.

Author Affiliations
From the Neuropsychopharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center (Drs Sathananthan and Gershon) and the Roche Institute for Molecular Biology, Nutley, New Jersey (Dr Spector, Mr Almeida, and Mr Spector).

Footnotes
Accepted for publication April 5, 1976.

Reprint requests to Department of Psychiatry, NYU Medical Center, 550 First Ave, New York, NY 10016 (Dr Sathananthan).

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