What Did STAR*D Teach Us?: An Interview With Madhukar Trivedi, MD
In this interview, PsychU Major Depressive Disorder Section Editor, Professor of Psychiatry at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Director of the Center for Depression Research & Clinical Care, Madhukar Trivedi, MD, explores outcomes and implications of the Sequence Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) Trials. Dr. Trivedi discusses specific outcomes from the four treatment steps of this trial, which were:
Step 1: Utilization Of Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
Step 2: “Switch” Versus “Add-On / Augmentation” Medication Changes For Those That Didn’t …
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