Table 1

Summary of results comparing medication, HAM-D scores and platelet serotonin measures at first and second visit

Patient ID	Paroxetine dose, mg/d		HAM-D scores		Platelet serotonin content

					Flow cytometry, % platelet serotonin		HPLC-ECD, ng serotonin/10⁹ platelets

	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd
1	0	50	25	18	40	27	468	1
2	0	40	20	3	43	14	833	16
3	0	40	23	2	55	23	623	1
4	0	20	24	3	43	14	504	14
5	0	20	20	1	36	11	623	16
6	10	20	25	1	61	53	755	733
7	10	40	21	2	31	12	515	105
8	10	20	22	3	42	14	67	40
9	20	40	23	7	28	17	1	1
10	20	30	20	8	46	28	24	6
11	30	50	19	3	43	22	10	1
12	10		22		28		186
13	20		21		28		335

HAM-D = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score; HPLC-ECD = high-pressure liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection.