Primary Care Reports – September 1, 2011
September 1, 2011
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Innovative Antidepressant Newcomers: Suitability in Primary Care
Clinical depression is highly prevalent in the general population and in primary care settings. Although clinicians presently have a broad array of pharmacological agents for the treatment of depression, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, overall response rates and remission rates with these pharmacological agents remain relatively modest.