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News|Articles|October 30, 2023
Which Non-Psychiatric Medications Have the Potential to Worsen Symptoms of MDD?
Author(s)Brian Miller, MD, PhD, MPH
Researchers investigated associations between medications with potential depressive symptom adverse effects and the level of depressive symptoms in a large survey study. Here’s what they found.
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