Long-term treatment of depression with antidepressants: a systematic narrative review.

Long-term treatment of depression with antidepressants: a systematic narrative review.

OBJECTIVE: To examine the available scientific evidence for answers to clinically relevant questions on the effectiveness and tolerability of antidepressant drugs (ADs) for the long-term treatment of depression. METHOD: The Cochrane Library was searched up to July 2006. When no complete Cochrane re...

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Main Authors:	Furukawa, T, Cipriani, A, Barbui, C, Geddes, J
Format:	Journal article
Language:	English
Published:	2007

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