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Strategies to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of antidepressants: targeting residual symptoms

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Kurian, Benji T, Greer, Tracy L, Trivedi, Madhukar H·2009·Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics

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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is an illness of great morbidity that affects many people across the world. The current goal for treatment of MDD is to achieve remission (i.e., no depressive symptoms). However, despite scientific advances in the treatment for MDD, antidepressants as first-line agents yield only modest remission rates. In fact, a recent study indicated that only one out of three subjects who received a standard, first-line antidepressant attained remission. Not achieving remission from depressive symptoms increases the risk of a more chronic and debilitating course of illness with frequent recurrences. Although a number of reasons contribute to these modest outcomes, the presence of residual symptoms is a major problem. Residual symptoms are defined as symptoms that linger despite an adequate dose and duration of an antidepressant medication. This article reviews the prevalence and clinical impact of common residual symptoms and discusses the utility of aggressively addressing residual symptoms to enhance the efficacy of antidepressant medications.

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Authors
Kurian, B. T., Greer, T. L., & Trivedi, M. H.
Affiliations
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Corresponding author
Trivedi, Madhukar H
Venue
Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics
Published
2009-07
Volume
9
Issue
7
Pages
975-984
ISSN
  • 1473-7175 (ISSN-L)
  • 1744-8360
OpenAlex
W2107061908
Cited by
73
References
109
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0.89
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH067692)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Treatment of Major Depression
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Disorders
Keywords
major depressive disorder, residual depressive symptoms, antidepressant efficacy, remission, treatment-resistant depression, antidepressant augmentation
MeSH terms
Antidepressive Agents, Anxiety, Cognition Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Major, Major Depressive Disorder, Fatigue, Humans, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Sleep Deprivation, Secondary Prevention

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