Escitalopram and neuroendocrine response in healthy first-degree relatives to depressed patients--a randomized placebo-controlled trial.

The mechanisms by which selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI) act in depressed patients remain unknown. The serotonergic neurotransmitter system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) system may interact. The aim of the AGENDA trial was to investigate whether long-term intervention w...

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Main Authors: Ulla Knorr, Maj Vinberg, Allan Hansen, Marianne Klose, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Linda Hilsted, Jørgen Hasselstrøm, Ulrik Gether, Per Winkel, Christian Gluud, Jørn Wetterslev, Lars Vedel Kessing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3124484?pdf=render