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OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to test for social disparities in early discontinuation of antidepressant treatment and to explore associations with type of drug and composition of prescriber's clientele.
METHODS
The cohort was 14,518 Marseille residents (ages 18-64 years) covered by the National Health
Guidelines for antidepressant drug therapy recommend continuing treatment for several months, even after recovery. Premature termination of medication is viewed as a significant reason for chronicity in depressive disorders. To study the scope and type of this problem, routine treatment cases must
OBJECTIVE
We studied factors affecting the management of depression in older patients, especially the use of early antidepressant therapy.
METHODS
We recruited 128 primary care physicians to view one version of a 5-minute videotape of an elderly patient with somatic symptoms that were suggestive of
The authors examined the effect of combined thioridazine (THI) and desipramine (DMI) for an early antidepressant response in 14 patients with a DSM III diagnosis of major depressive disorder with melancholia. All 14 patients received a constant dose of 200 mg DMI/day for 21 days while 7 patients
Despite the risk of life-threatening toxicities, care of most patients after antidepressant overdose (ADO) does not require the use of critical care resources. The use of emergency department (ED) clinical findings to identify ADO patients who subsequently manifested toxicity was evaluated
Although empirical evidence has recently validated clinical depression in children as young as age 3, few data are available to guide treatment of early childhood depression. Considering this gap in the literature, a novel dyadic psychotherapeutic model, Parent Child Interaction Therapy-Emotion
BACKGROUND
Bulimia nervosa (BN) is a serious psychiatric disorder characterized by frequent episodes of binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behavior. Numerous trials have found that antidepressant medications are efficacious for the treatment of BN. Early response to antidepressant
Depression is a serious and burdensome illness. Although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have improved safety and tolerability of antidepressant treatment efficacy, the delay in the onset of action have not been improved. There is evidence to suggest that the delay in onset of
BACKGROUND
The article addresses the hypothesis that early telephone intervention for psychiatric outpatients starting antidepressant treatment would increase compliance with pharmacological treatment and retention time in the study, and thus allow for a more favourable clinical outcome.
METHODS
The
A new antidepressant Fluoxetine, a serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, was tried on 26 resistant depressed patients. There were four drop out due to severe side effects. Improvement was noticeable soon after the first week and was maximum within 3 weeks of medication in 14 (63.6%) patients while in 8
Although the prevalence of depression among patients in primary care is high, the primary care system is inefficient at recognizing and managing this disorder. The delayed onset of antidepressant effect contributes to this problem, since patients and physicians may prematurely discontinue a