The purpose of this study is to determine whether diclofenac is effective in the treatment of depressed patients with a recent suicide attempt.
The study will start with a feasibility study including treatment of 10 patients with diclofenac.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
One tablet two times daily during four weeks
50 mg, two times daily (oral adm.) during four weeks
Psychiatry Skane
Lund, Sweden
Suicide Assessment Scale (differences in scores before and after treatment)
Time frame: four weeks of treatment
Montgomery Asberg Rating Scale (differences in scores before and after treatment)
Time frame: four weeks of treatment
Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (differences in scores before and after treatment)
Time frame: four weeks of treatment
Montgomery Asberg depression Ratin scale (changes in suicidality item before and after treatment)
Time frame: four weeks of treatment
Montgomery Asberg Rating Scale (changes in concentration item before and after treatment)
Time frame: four weeks of treatment
Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale (changes in aggressive feelings item before and after treatment)
Time frame: four weeks of treatment
Comprehensive Psychopthological Rating Scale (changes in fatigue item before and after treatment)
Time frame: four weeks of treatment
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