Exclusion criteria used in antidepressant efficacy trials: consistency across studies and representativeness of samples included.

Title : Exclusion criteria used in antidepressant efficacy trials: consistency across studies and representativeness of samples included

Source : PubMed
ID : 14770052
Authors : Zimmerman, Mark; Chelminski, Iwona; Posternak, Michael A
Year : 2004
Disease Category : Mental disorder
Focused Population : Not Specified
Priori/Posteriori : Priori
Single-study Generalibility? : Multiple
Score/Non-Score : Non-score
Tutorial/Method : List the commonly used psychiatric exclusion criteria
Compared general demographic and patient characteristics : No
Compared disease-specific clinical characteristics : No
Compared adverse events : No
Compared outcomes/treatment effect (including survival) : No
Real-world data sources : 600 patients with DSM-IV major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar depression
Target Population Data Type Levels : Hospital
Descriptive Statistics : Yes