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Augmentation of current antidepressant (SSRI/SNRI) with mirtazapine (30 mg/d) vs augmentation of current antidepressant (various) with placebo: Response (≥ 50% improvement in BDI‐II score)

Augmentation of current antidepressant (SSRI/SNRI) with mirtazapine… showed no clear difference in response (≥ 50% improvement in BDI‐II score) compared with augmentation of current antidepressant (SSRI/SNRI) therapy with… (high certainty).

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Augmentation of current antidepressant (SSRI/SNRI) with mirtazapine (30 mg/d) vs augmentation of current antidepressant (SSRI/SNRI) therapy with placebo
Response (≥ 50% improvement in BDI‐II score) · treatment‐resistant depression in adults
Augmentation of current antidepressant (SSRI/SNRI) with mirtazapine… showed no clear difference in response (≥ 50% improvement in BDI‐II score) compared with augmentation of current antidepressant (SSRI/SNRI) therapy with… (high certainty).
Pharmacological interventions for treatment‐resistant depression in adults (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.22 [0.97, 1.54]1 study · 431 participantsHigh

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The reviews

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Pharmacological interventions for treatment‐resistant depression in adults
2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

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