antidepressant therapy

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meaningsofantidepressantandtherapy

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antidepressant
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌæn.ti.dɪˈpres.ənt/us
/ˌæn.t̬i.dɪˈpres.ənt/
An anti-depressant drug is one that is used to reduce feelings of sadness ...
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therapy
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈθer.ə.pi/us
/ˈθer.ə.pi/
a treatment that helps someone feel better, grow stronger, etc., especially after ...
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Although specific medication treatment was not characterized, they indicate that some portion of these subjects was receivingantidepressanttherapy.
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In this study the authors examined the episode length in bipolar depression and the relationship betweenantidepressanttherapyand episode length.
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Interestingly, chronic sufferers of depression sometimes find the happiness brought on by a successful course ofantidepressanttherapyto be deeply unsettling.
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The role of the primary care physician in patients' adherence toantidepressanttherapy.
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Predictors of a medical-offset effect among patients receivingantidepressanttherapy.
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At present little evidence exists to inform decision makers about the relative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of counseling therapy compared withantidepressanttherapyfor treatment of depression.
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The illness usually improves withantidepressanttherapy.
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According to these features, adding nimodipine to a standardantidepressanttherapy(fluoxetine) makes sense, allowing treatment of one the causes (vascular disease), which may produce resistance and recurrence.
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In this prospectively monitored but nonrandomized study, antidepressant responders could either be withdrawn or remain onantidepressanttherapy, based on the judgment of the treating psychiatrist and the patient's wishes.
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Lithium has been used to augmentantidepressanttherapyin those who have failed to respond to antidepressants alone.
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In addition, depressive groups with low folate concentrations responded less well to standardantidepressanttherapythan did those with normal levels within plasma.
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In most casesantidepressanttherapyalone provides only a partial reduction in symptoms, even in cases that are not deemed treatment resistant.
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Serotonin syndrome has occurred in patients receiving concurrentantidepressanttherapywith selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
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However, when used as an initial treatment, the mirtazapine and venlafaxine combination resulted in more than twice the remission rate of singleantidepressanttherapy.
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Assessing the comparative effectiveness of antidepressant therapies : a prospective clinical practice study.
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Patients of all ages who are started onantidepressanttherapyshould be monitored appropriately and observed closely for clinical worsening, suicidality, or unusual changes in behavior.
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Paliperidone extended-release tablets are indicated for the treatment of schizoaffective disorder as monotherapy and as an adjunct to mood stabilizers and/orantidepressanttherapyin adults.
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