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Mirtazapine versus venlafaxine for the treatment of somatic symptoms associated with major depressive disorder: A randomized, open-labeled trial

Title
Mirtazapine versus venlafaxine for the treatment of somatic symptoms associated with major depressive disorder: A randomized, open-labeled trial
Authors
Kang E.-H.Lee I.-S.Chung S.-K.Lee S.-Y.Kim E.-J.Hong J.-P.Oh K.-S.Woo J.-M.Kim S.Park J.-E.Yu B.-H.
Ewha Authors
김의정
SCOPUS Author ID
김의정scopusscopus
Issue Date
2009
Journal Title
Psychiatry Research
ISSN
0165-1781JCR Link
Citation
Psychiatry Research vol. 169, no. 2, pp. 118 - 123
Indexed
SCI; SCIE; SSCI; SCOPUS WOS scopus
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Somatic symptoms are often important in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). The aim of this open-labeled trial was to examine the efficacy of mirtazapine for the treatment of MDD with clinically significant somatic symptoms, as compared with venlafaxine. A total of 126 patients with MDD (score ≥ 18 on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression-17) were included in both the intent-to-treat (n = 73 in the mirtazapine group and n = 53 in the venlafaxine group) and completer analysis (n = 51 and n = 37, respectively). After treatment, both treatment groups showed similar improvements in depressive symptoms. Repeated measures analysis of variance for the intent-to-treat population revealed that there were no significant differences in mean change of the Symptom Check List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) somatization subscores between the two groups. For completers, there was a significant time × treatment interaction in the SCL-90-R somatization subscores, but the differences between the two groups at endpoint did not reach statistical significance in post-hoc analysis. In conclusion, this study suggests that overall efficacies of mirtazapine and venlafaxine are similar for the treatment of overall symptoms in MDD, and both drugs may be useful for the treatment of somatic symptoms in MDD patients. © 2008 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
DOI
10.1016/j.psychres.2008.06.021
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