Topic: University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center At Dallas

New Strategies Help Depressed Patients Become Symptom-Free

John Rush, M.D., and Madhukar H. Trivedi, M.D., of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSWMC), and colleagues report on the first major results of the clinical trial, known as the STAR*D (Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression) study, in two ...

Diligence Fixes Depression

Beating depression is like buying shoes: According to a new 3,671-person study--the nation's largest ever on depression treatments--only 37% reported relief with the first method, the drug citalopram, which belongs to the class of the most commonly prescribed anti-depressants. "Most treatments take ...