Methylphenidate augmentation of escitalopram to enhance adherence to antidepressant treatment: a pilot randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Adherence to treatment, i.e. the extent to which a patient’s therapeutic engagement coincides with the prescribed treatment, is among the most important problems in mental health care. The current study investigated the influence of pairing an acute positive reinforcing dopaminer...

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Main Authors: Martin P. Paulus, Rayus Kuplicki, Teresa A. Victor, Hung-Wen Yeh, Sahib S. Khalsa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03583-7