Comparing the Efficacy of Fluvoxamine and Sertraline in Treating Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)

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Authors

1 Instructor, Department of Experimental Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, Yazd, Iran

2 General Practitioner, Scientific Society of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, Yazd, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Islamic Azad University, Yazd Branch, Yazd, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurology, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

Abstract

Background: Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common psychiatric disorder that 16.2 of population in developed countries experience it at least once in their lifetime; it is a major cause of social disability according to WHO reports. This study was designed to compare the efficacy of fluvoxamine and sertraline in treating major depressive disorder.Methods: During this randomized clinical trial, 110 patients with certain diagnosis of major depressive disorder were divided in two parallel groups: fluvoxamine 200 mg daily and sertraline 100 mg daily. Beck test was done before and after intervention and the data were analyzed by chi-square and independent-sample t tests.Findings: 58 patients (52.72%) received fluvoxamine and 52 (47.28%) received sertraline. Fluvoxamine had better therapeutic effects than sertraline (P = 0.002). Although, women (P = 0.007) and age group of 43-67 years (P = 0.015) had better response to fluvoxamine.Conclusion: According to current findings, it is recommended that gender and age group be noticed in administrating the selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRI) drugs in patients with major depressive disorder.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 31, Issue 256 - Serial Number 256
September and October 2013
Pages 1620-1627

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  • Receive Date: 13 December 2012
  • Revise Date: 01 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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