RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Busse, Gregory
T1 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Medication Choice
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2007
FD SAGE Publications
VO 7
IS 2
SP 31
OP 32
DO 10.1177/155989770700700215
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/7/2/31.abstract
AB One significant issue facing patients currently on antidepressants is the loss of effect that may occur with chronic use of the drug, ie, the so called “poop-out” effect. This article elaborates on this issue and discusses true drug responders versus placebo responders (those that have responded to the non-specific effects of treatment). Despite their response to treatment, there are no available clinical indicators to differentiate between these two types of responders.