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| Title: | Initiating antidepressant therapy? Try these 2 drugs first |
| Author: | Patrick, Gail; Combs, Gene; Gavagan, Thomas; Hickner, John |
| Keywords: |
depression
psychotherapy combination therapy |
| Date: | 2009-07 |
| Publisher: | Family Physicians Inquiries Network |
| Citation: | Journal of Family Practice, 58(7) 2009: 365+. |
| Abstract: | When you initiate antidepressant therapy for patients who have not been treated for depression previously, select either sertraline or escitalopram. A large meta- analysis found these medications to be superior to other “new generation” antidepressants. Strength of recommendation A: Meta-analysis of 117 high-quality studies. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10355/5437 |
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