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Escitalopram and paroxetine in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder: randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study

Escitalopram and paroxetine in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder: randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study
Escitalopram and paroxetine in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder: randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study
BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether higher doses of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have greater efficacy in generalised anxiety disorder. AIMS: To assess the efficacy of different doses of escitalopram in generalised anxiety disorder. METHOD: Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose, parallel-group, 12-week study, with 681 patients: placebo (n=139); escitalopram, 5 mg/day, (n=134); 10 mg/day (n=136); 20 mg/day (n=133); paroxetine, 20 mg/day (n=139). RESULTS: Mean change in the primary efficacy measure was greater with escitalopram 10 and 20 mg than with placebo; 10 mg was more efficacious than paroxetine. Paroxetine was superior to placebo on some secondary measures, at some time points. Compared with placebo, more patients withdrew because of adverse events with escitalopram 20 mg and paroxetine. CONCLUSIONS: Escitalopram was efficacious in generalised anxiety disorder, 20 was not significantly superior to 10 mg/day. Escitalopram 10 mg was more efficacious than paroxetine.
0007-1250
264-272
Baldwin, David S.
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Huusom, Anna Karina Trap
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Mæhlum, Eli
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Baldwin, David S.
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Huusom, Anna Karina Trap
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Mæhlum, Eli
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Baldwin, David S., Huusom, Anna Karina Trap and Mæhlum, Eli (2006) Escitalopram and paroxetine in the treatment of generalised anxiety disorder: randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study. British Journal of Psychiatry, 189 (3), 264-272. (doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.105.012799).

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BACKGROUND: It is uncertain whether higher doses of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have greater efficacy in generalised anxiety disorder. AIMS: To assess the efficacy of different doses of escitalopram in generalised anxiety disorder. METHOD: Randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fixed-dose, parallel-group, 12-week study, with 681 patients: placebo (n=139); escitalopram, 5 mg/day, (n=134); 10 mg/day (n=136); 20 mg/day (n=133); paroxetine, 20 mg/day (n=139). RESULTS: Mean change in the primary efficacy measure was greater with escitalopram 10 and 20 mg than with placebo; 10 mg was more efficacious than paroxetine. Paroxetine was superior to placebo on some secondary measures, at some time points. Compared with placebo, more patients withdrew because of adverse events with escitalopram 20 mg and paroxetine. CONCLUSIONS: Escitalopram was efficacious in generalised anxiety disorder, 20 was not significantly superior to 10 mg/day. Escitalopram 10 mg was more efficacious than paroxetine.

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Published date: September 2006

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Local EPrints ID: 44668
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/44668
ISSN: 0007-1250
PURE UUID: 883283f1-c11b-4201-af9d-d457c5c3f928
ORCID for David S. Baldwin: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3343-0907

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Date deposited: 08 Mar 2007
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 02:48

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Author: Anna Karina Trap Huusom
Author: Eli Mæhlum

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