A comparison of drugs versus placebo for the treatment of dysthymia.

MS Lima, J Moncrieff - The Cochrane Database of Systematic …, 2000 - europepmc.org
Objectives Dysthymia is a depressive disorder of chronic nature but of less severity than
major depression, which depressive symptoms are more or less continuous for at least two …

Drugs versus placebo for dysthymia

M Silva de Lima, J Moncrieff, B Soares… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Dysthymia is a depressive disorder of chronic nature but of lower severity than
major depression. Depressive symptoms are more or less continuous for at least two years …

Pharmacotherapy for dysthymia

M Silva de Lima, M Hotopf… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Many drug treatments have been proposed for the treatment of dysthymia, but
with so many potential comparisons it is not possible at the present time to determine which …

An update on the pharmacotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of dysthymic disorder: a systematic review

LA Quagliato, D Primavera, M Fornaro… - Expert Opinion on …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Longer treatment times, more comorbidity, more severe impairments in social,
psychological, and emotional functioning, increased healthcare use, and more …

Efficacy of antidepressants for dysthymia: a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized trials

Y Levkovitz, E Tedeschini, GI Papakostas - J Clin Psychiatry, 2011 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: The authors sought to determine the efficacy of antidepressants in dysthymic
disorder and to compare antidepressant and placebo response rates between major …

The efficacy of drug treatments for dysthymia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MS de Lima, M Hotoph, S Wessely - Psychological Medicine, 1999 - cambridge.org
Background. Dysthymia is a common mental disorder, associated with considerable
disability and high co-morbidity. This review assessed the role of pharmacological treatment …

Benefits and risks of pharmacotherapy for dysthymia: a systematic appraisal of the evidence

MS De Lima, M Hotopf - Drug safety, 2003 - Springer
Background: Dysthymia is a prevalent form of subthreshold depressive disorder, associated
with considerable disability and high co-morbidity. This paper systematically appraises the …

Dysthymic disorder: integrating research findings into clinical treatment

DJ HELLERSTEIN - Journal of Psychiatric Practice®, 2001 - journals.lww.com
Dysthymic disorder, a form of chronic depression, has been studied over the past two
decades. A variety of forms of research, from epidemiological research to …

Orphan comparisons and indirect meta-analysis: A case study on antidepressant efficacy in dysthymia comparing tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin …

J Ballesteros - Journal of clinical psychopharmacology, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Direct comparisons of the efficacy of competing interventions are not always available in the
literature. This situation leads to the presence of clinically relevant" orphan comparisons" of …

Current pharmacotherapeutic approaches for dysthymic disorder and persistent depressive disorder

MG Carta, P Paribello, AE Nardi… - Expert opinion on …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD) is a nosological entity
introduced with DSM–5, encompassing numerous different conditions including Dysthymia …