Just how effective are antidepressant medications? results of a major new study

Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-100

  Boren, John J ^a   Leventhal, Allan M ^a   Edmund Pigott, H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Depression; Relapse; Treatment

Indexed keywords

AMFEBUTAMONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BUSPIRONE; CITALOPRAM; NEUROTRANSMITTER; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; SERTRALINE; VENLAFAXINE;

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; RELAPSE;

EID: 63349101976     PISSN: 00220116     EISSN: 15733564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10879-008-9095-z     Document Type: Article

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