Impact of gender, depression severity and type of depressive episode on efficacy and safety of escitalopram: an observational study on major depressive disorder patients in southern India

Impact of gender, depression severity and type of depressive episode on efficacy and safety of escitalopram: an observational study on major depressive disorder patients in southern India

Abstract Background Antidepressant response is a complex trait influenced by clinical, demographic and genetic factors. Objectives To explore the influences of baseline depression severity, gender and type of depressive episode on efficacy and safety of escitalopram (10–20 mg/day) in South Indian pa...

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Main Authors: Tatiyana Mandal, Laxminarayana Kurady Bairy, Podila Satya Venkata Narasimha Sharma, Vijaya Lakshmi Valaparla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-03-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery
Subjects:
Depressive disorder, major
Efficacy
Escitalopram
Indians, south
Safety
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41983-021-00302-7

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