PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Busse, Gregory
ED  - Zimmerman, Mark
TI  - Evaluating the Effectiveness of Your Medication Choice
DP  - 2007 Aug 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 31--32
VI  - 7
IP  - 2
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/7/2/31.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/7/2/31.full
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.