Sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve adolescent depression (STAR-AD): a multicentre open-label randomized controlled trial protocol

Abstract Background Adolescent major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent mental health problem with low treatment success rates. Whether fluoxetine or fluoxetine combined with cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) is the more effective initial treatment for adolescent MDD remains controversial, a...

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Main Authors: Yuqian He, Xieyu Gan, Xuemei Li, Ting Wang, Jie Li, Tingting Lei, Yajie Huang, Ruibing Liu, Fei Chen, Teng Teng, Yuxin Xie, Xuan Ouyang, Xinyu Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-05221-w