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Article about depression, STAR*D

Posted by river1924 on November 5, 2006, at 13:04:18

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/11/061101151355.htm

Hi Everyone!

Two passges stand out for me:

1.

"This study emphasizes the importance of long-term management of this disease," Dr. Rush said. "The short-term matters, but the long-term matters even more."

2.

"There's good news and not-so-good news," said Dr. A. John Rush, vice chairman of clinical sciences and professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern. "The good news is that two-thirds of people can be relieved of their depression if they can hang in there for up to four treatment steps. That's pretty significant for a tough illness.

"The not-so-good news is that when more steps are needed to get to remission or meaningful improvement, the higher the risk is for having a return of the depressive episode -- or a relapse," said Dr. Rush, the study's principal investigator."

What da ya think?

RiverJulian Fish


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