Serotonin syndrome: 4 case reports and a review

Citalopram in mentally retarded patients with depression: a long-term clinical investigation

“…In clinical practice, however, various specific factors have to be considered. It concerns the higher vulnerability for anticholinergic and motor side effects as well as delirious states, drug-drug interactions and even a serotonin syndrome [24]. Concerning the available antidepressants, the SSRI citalopram seems to be relatively safe since its efficacy is demonstrated in the elderly with comparable neurologic or somatic co-morbidity [4,5,7,20], and no significant drug-drug interactions have been reported [17,21,22].…”