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Table 2 Outcome of depressed patients treated with Fluoxetine

From: Relationship of cortisol levels and genetic polymorphisms to antidepressant response to placebo and fluoxetine in patients with major depressive disorder: a prospective study

Parameter

N

Outcome

Yes

No

Early response (week 3)

145*

37 (25.5)

108 (74.5)

Response (by week 8)

122

67 (54.9)

55 (45.1)

Remission (by two months)

122

48 (39.3)

74 (60.6)

  1. Number of subjects and percentages (in parentheses) according to the outcome at the third week and two months of treatment, respectively. *one patient missed this control and thus there are really 146 people still in the study but only 145 evaluated for early response.
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BMC Psychiatry

ISSN: 1471-244X

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