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Efficacy and Tolerability of Tricyclic Antidepressants and SSRIs Compared With Placebo for Treatment of Depression in Primary Care: A Meta-Analysis

Bruce Arroll, Steve Macgillivray, Simon Ogston, Ian Reid, Frank Sullivan, Brian Williams and Iain Crombie
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2005, 3 (5) 449-456; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.349
Bruce Arroll
MBChB, PhD
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Steve Macgillivray
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Simon Ogston
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vol. 3 no. 5 449-456
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.349
PubMed 
16189062

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Published online September 27, 2005.

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  1. Bruce Arroll, MBChB, PhD1,
  2. Steve Macgillivray, MA2,
  3. Simon Ogston, PhD, MA, MsC2,
  4. Ian Reid, MB, PhD, MRCPsych3,
  5. Frank Sullivan, PhD, FRCP, FRCGP2,
  6. Brian Williams, PhD4 and
  7. Iain Crombie, PhD, Cstat, FFPHM4
  1. 1Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, NZ
  2. 2Department Community Health Services, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
  3. 3Department of Psychiatry, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
  4. 4Department of Social Work, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Bruce Arroll, MBChB, PhD, Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, NZ, b.arroll{at}auckland.ac.nz
  1. An earlier form of this review was presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the North Atlantic Primary Care Research Group, October 2003. It was awarded an extended paper award.

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