After six years of work and a budget of $33 million, the Sequences Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) project, is set to move away from academic centers and into the busy real world environment of clinical practice.
During the research phase, more than 4,000 treatment-resistive patients with depression took part in trials that encompassed a variety of clinics across the country. STAR*D provided the basis for treatment guidelines to doctors. In an impressive set of...
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One out of every four adults with ADD/ADHD also suffers from symptoms of depression. When there are co-existing conditions, it can be harder to... Read more »
Most depression patients who are treated by their primary care doctors don't receive adequate care, new research suggests. A study by a non-profit... Read more »
Doctors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have opened an inpatient psychiatric unit for mothers suffering from perinatal and... Read more »
Drugmaker Wyeth is seeking U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for Pristiq to treat both major depression and hot flashes in women. But... Read more »
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