Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Early Treatment Responses of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Pediatric Major Depressive Disorder
Varigonda AL, Jakubovski E, Taylor MJ, Freemantle N, Coughlin C, Bloch MH. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Early Treatment Responses of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors in Pediatric Major Depressive Disorder. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2015, 54: 557-564. PMID: 26088660, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelective serotonin reuptake inhibitorsPediatric major depressive disorderMajor depressive disorderSerotonin reuptake inhibitorsSSRI agentsReuptake inhibitorsPediatric depressionDepressive disorderAdult major depressive disorderFirst-line pharmacological treatmentEarly treatment responseIndividual patient dataStandardized mean differenceMDD trialsSSRI doseSSRI pharmacotherapyPlacebo groupAdult patientsSSRI responsePharmacological treatmentPharmacological trialsTreatment responsePooled estimatesPharmacological responseHigh doses