Evaluating the efficacy of vilazodone in achieving remission in patients with major depressive disorder: Post-hoc analyses of a phase IV trial

International Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 75-81

  Citrome, Leslie ^a   Gommoll, Carl P ^b   Tang, Xiongwen ^b   Nunez, Rene ^b   Mathews, Maju ^b  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; depression; major depressive disorder; remission; serotonin reuptake inhibitor; vilazodone

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; VILAZODONE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; BENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; INDOLE DERIVATIVE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAMILTON ANXIETY SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MONTGOMERY ASBERG DEPRESSION RATING SCALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUMBERS NEEDED TO TREAT; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMISSION; RISK; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOSE RESPONSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; BENZOFURANS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDOLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PIPERAZINES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REMISSION INDUCTION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; VILAZODONE HYDROCHLORIDE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922400895     PISSN: 02681315     EISSN: 14735857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YIC.0000000000000056     Document Type: Article

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