Which of the drugs (if either) was more successful in preventing the recurrence of depression relative to the placebo?

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Jazmin Ayala

17 October, 15:01

Which of the drugs (if either) was more successful in preventing the recurrence of depression relative to the placebo?

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Avery Suarez · Answer 1

The results clearly reveal that Imipramine is by far more effective than Lithium in preventing the recurrence of depression. 62.16% of the patients taking Lithium had a recurrence of depression which is more than twice that of patients who took Imipramine (28.95%).

The results also question the effectiveness of Lithium in general since the percentage of patients who had a recurrence of depression in the Placebo group (67.65%) is only slightly higher than that of the Lithium group (62.16%).