Study identifies antidepressants that get patients well and keep them well

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An international research team examined which antidepressants can both improve depression symptoms and sustain recovery over time. The report notes that many patients continue taking medication after improvement in part to prevent relapse, against a backdrop of depression affecting nearly 6% of people worldwide.

Worldwide, nearly 6% of people experience depression. Many of them continue taking antidepressants after achieving symptomatic improvement, among other reasons to prevent a relapse of depression. An international team of researchers investigated which antidepressants, if any, can not only get patients well but also keep them well (sustained response).