What is the relative efficacy of antidepressant drug therapy for adults diagnosed with clinical depression?
What will be an ideal response?
Individual medications within the category of FDA-approved antidepressants typically reduce the symptoms in 50-60% of patients—compared with 20-30% response rate with placebo. However, some individuals who do not respond favorably to one type of antidepressant after adequate dosage and length of treatment may respond favorably to another in a different class, e.g., SSRIs, MAOIs, or another drug within the same class, or some combination of antidepressant medications. Tolerability of side effects of the particular antidepressant for the individual may dictate treatment compliance and efficacy.
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a. a mortgage being denied b. a relative moving in c. a child starting to date d. a spouse losing a job