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Comparative Effectiveness of Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression

Systematic Review ARCHIVED Jan 24, 2007
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This report summarizes the available evidence on the comparative efficacy, effectiveness, and harms of 12 second-generation antidepressants: bupropion, citalopram, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, mirtazapine, nefazodone, paroxetine, sertraline, trazodone, and venlafaxine in treating patients with MDD, dysthymia, and subsyndromal depression. It also evaluates the comparative efficacy and effectiveness for maintaining remission and for treating accompanying symptoms such as anxiety, insomnia, or neurovegetative symptoms.

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Comparative Effectiveness of Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression

Jan 1, 2005
Topic Initiated
Jan 24, 2007
Systematic Review Archived
Page last reviewed December 2019
Page originally created November 2017

Internet Citation: Systematic Review: Comparative Effectiveness of Second-Generation Antidepressants in the Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Depression. Content last reviewed December 2019. Effective Health Care Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/antidepressants-2007/research

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