Continuation phase treatment outcomes for switching, combining, or augmenting strategies for treatment‐resistant major depressive disorder: A VAST‐D report
Zisook S, Johnson G, Hicks P, Chen P, Beresford T, Michalets J, Rao S, Thase M, Wilcox J, Sevilimedu V, Mohamed S. Continuation phase treatment outcomes for switching, combining, or augmenting strategies for treatment‐resistant major depressive disorder: A VAST‐D report. Depression And Anxiety 2020, 38: 185-195. PMID: 33225492, DOI: 10.1002/da.23114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDepressive symptom severityContinuation treatmentBupropion SRTreatment outcomesTreatment-resistant major depressive disorderSymptom severitySignificant differential treatment effectsContinuation treatment phaseAcute-phase treatmentAbnormal laboratory valuesLower relapse rateMajor depressive disorderQuality of lifeLess anxietyDifferential treatment effectsMore somnolenceDry mouthRelapse rateExtrapyramidal effectsFull remissionWeek 12Continuation phaseTreatment attemptsDepressive disorderLaboratory values