Long-Term Weight Change after Initiating Second-Generation Antidepressants

Long-Term Weight Change after Initiating Second-Generation Antidepressants.

(1) OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between the choice of second-generation antidepressant drug treatment and long-term weight change; (2) METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study to investigate the relationship between choice of antidepressant medication and weight change at two years among adult patients with a new antidepressant treatment episode between January, 2006 and Oc...

Second-generation antidepressants.

Second-generation antidepressants for depression in adults.

Evidence-Based Answer Second-generation antidepressants (antidepressants other than tricyclics and monoamine oxidase inhibitors) used to treat major depressive disorder in adults have similar effectiveness. However, some clinically significant differences among individual drugs exist with respect to onset of action and adverse effects, which may affect treatment choices. For example, mirtazapin...

Change after long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy in clinical practice is traditionally a long-term treatment conducted by well-trained psychotherapists. However, very few studies have been published that evaluate the effects of such treatment. To redress this lack of studies, 55 individuals selected for long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy (average, 3 years) were invited to participate in a naturalistic study. T...

Predictors of Long-Term Survival after Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Abstract Introduction: Survival after cardiac arrest is one of the most important issues related to the safety and quality of patient care, and unexpected events such as failure to follow guidelines can endanger the patient's safety. Objective: This study aimed to determine the long-term survival after cardiopulmonary resuscitation and its predictors in patients with cardiac arrest. Materi...