Position statement of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) on the value of antidepressants in the treatment of unipolar depression

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Alternative codes found

RIV/00023752:_____/12:43913792

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.08.002" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.08.002</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.08.002" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.eurpsy.2011.08.002</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Position statement of the European Psychiatric Association (EPA) on the value of antidepressants in the treatment of unipolar depression

Original language description

This position statement will address in an evidence-based approach some of the important issues and controversies of current drug treatment of depression such as the efficacy of antidepressants, their effect on suicidality and their place in a complex psychiatric treatment strategy including psychotherapy. The efficacy of antidepressants is clinically relevant. The highest effect size was demonstrated for severe depression. Based on responder rates and based on double-blind placebo-controlled studies, the number needed to treat (NNT) is 5-7 for acute treatment and four for maintenance treatment. Monotherapy with one drug is often not sufficient and has to be followed by other antidepressants or by comedication/augmentation therapy approaches. Generally, antidepressants reduce suicidality, but under special conditions like young age or personality disorder, they can also increase suicidality. However, under the conditions of good clinical practice, the risk-benefit relationship of treat

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FL - Psychiatry, sexology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2012

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Psychiatry

ISSN

0924-9338

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

27

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

FR - FRANCE

Number of pages

15

Pages from-to

114-128

UT code for WoS article

000300397000005

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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