PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Parry, Nicola ED - Saveanu, Radu V. TI - First-Line Antidepressants Produce Similar Responses in Major Depressive Disorder DP - 2014 Jul 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 16--17 VI - 14 IP - 8 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/8/16.2.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/8/16.2.full AB - This article presents results from the first half of the randomized controlled International Study to Predict Optimized Treatment in Depression [iSPOT-D; NCT00693849]. The study demonstrated that, for patients with major depressive disorder, escitalopram, sertraline, and venlafaxine extended release produced similar treatment response rates, with mild and similar side effects.