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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Jan
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Early Prediction of Acute Antidepressant Treatment Response and Remission in Pediatric Major Depressive Disorder
Tao, Rongrong; Emslie, Graham; Mayes, Taryn; Nakonezny, Paul; Kennard, Betsy; Hughes, Carroll
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, v48 n1 p71 Jan 2009
The rate of symptom improvement during the early weeks of acute fluoxetine treatment is a good indicator of remission. This finding was made after evaluating the outcome of the fluoxetine treatment on 168 children and adults with depression.
Descriptors: Outcomes of Treatment, Child Health, Depression (Psychology), Drug Therapy, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Prediction, Children, Adults
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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