Study shows lower antidepressant response in adults affected by childhood trauma

A depression treatment study that found a high likelihood of early‐life stress in patients with depression has also found that abuse experienced at age 7 or younger predicted worse outcomes from antidepressant treatment in adulthood. The outcome findings, which were most robust for patients receiving sertraline, suggest that assessing for childhood trauma might serve as an important component of treatment for depression, the researchers stated. Study results were published online May 3 in Translational Psychiatry.
Source: The Brown University Psychopharmacology Update - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Depression Treatment Source Type: research