Open AccessImpact of Pretreatment With Antidepressants on the Efficacy of Duloxetine in Terms of Mood Symptoms and Functioning
Author(s) -
Bruno R. Barros,
Alexander Schacht,
Michael Happich,
Foula Televantou,
Lovisa Berggren,
Daniel J. Walker,
Héctor Dueñas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
primary care companion to cns disorders/the primary care companion for cns disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-7772
pISSN - 2155-7780
DOI - 10.4088/pcc.14m01661
Subject(s) - duloxetine , placebo , rating scale , antidepressant , major depressive disorder , montgomery–åsberg depression rating scale , medicine , post hoc analysis , psychology , depression (economics) , psychiatry , escitalopram , duloxetine hydrochloride , hamilton anxiety rating scale , mood , anxiety , developmental psychology , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
This post hoc analysis aimed to determine whether patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) in duloxetine trials who were antidepressant naive or who were previously exposed to antidepressants exhibited differences in efficacy and functioning.