Friday, March 25, 2005

No significant differences between sexes found in SSRI treatment NewsRx story reprinted at PsycPORT - "A study from Germany found no significant differences in how men and women are treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for depression. 'Gender is known to have an influence on medical treatment and the prescribing and outcome of drug treatment. This has also been suggested for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). To examine sex differences in the treatment with the SSRI sertraline in routine treatment of depression, data from a 6-month prospective drug utilization observation study on 3,858 women and 1,594 men were analyzed for gender differences,' Cornelia Thiels, University o Applied Sciences, Beilefeld, and colleagues reported. "