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A regression analytical approach to estimate the onset of activity of antidepressants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

H Müller  and
H-J Möller
H Müller
Affiliation:
Psychiatric department of the University Bonn
H-J Möller*
Affiliation:
Psychiatric department of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Germany
*
*Correspondence and reprints: Psychiatric Hospital, Nussbaumstrasse 7, D-80336 Munich, Germany
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Summary

The onset of activity of antidepressants is a clinically and theoretically important criterion of efficacy. We estimated the onset of activity by an intraindividual regression analytical approach. It is assumed that efficient treatment causes a fast shift of depression scores from a baseline level to an end level. From this assumption follows a limited number of opportunities for the onset of activity to occur. These opportunities correspond to different regression models which are estimated for each patient's depression course. The day of onset is concluded from the regression model which produces the best fit to the empirical depression curve. Results of a double-blind clinical trial comparing mianserin and amitriptyline are reported (n = 28). The methodological approach confirms that observer ratings by physicists show a significantly earlier onset of activity than self ratings by the patients. The D-S also shows a significantly earlier onset of activity of mianserin compared to amitriptyline. The discussion emphasises methodological aspects.

Keywords

depressionantidepressantsonset of efficacymethods
Type
Research Article
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European Psychiatry , Volume 13 , Issue 3 , May 1998 , pp. 134 - 137
Copyright
Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1998

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