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Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are used primarily for treatment of depression and anxiety. Their effectiveness in pain management is limited and inconsistent.

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 South Greene ST, S11C13, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    Robert M. Chow MD

  2. Department of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    Mohammed Issa MD

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Correspondence to Robert M. Chow MD .

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    R. Jason Yong

  2. Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Michael Nguyen

  3. Department of Anesthesiology Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Ehren Nelson

  4. Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Health Care Center at Chestnut Hill, Center for Perioperative Research, Sedation for Interventional Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    Richard D. Urman

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Chow, R.M., Issa, M. (2017). Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. In: Yong, R., Nguyen, M., Nelson, E., Urman, R. (eds) Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43133-8_43

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