Beneficial and harmful effects of antidepressants versus placebo, ‘active placebo’, or no intervention for adults with major depressive disorder: a protocol for a systematic review of published and unpublished data with meta-analyses and trial sequential analyses
Abstract Background Major depressive disorder is one of the most common, burdensome, and costly psychiatric disorders worldwide. Antidepressants are frequently used to treat major depressive disorder. It has been shown repeatedly that antidepressants seem to reduce depressive symptoms with a statist...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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Series: | Systematic Reviews |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-021-01705-6 |