A second, modified course of drug treatment fosters recovery in a substantial minority of depressed adults who don’t feel better after treatment with a commonly prescribed antidepressant, according to a federally funded investigation.
Among depressed patients who didn’t improve on the antidepressant citalopram (Celexa), one in four became virtually symptomfree by switching from citalopram to a second antidepressant.
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