Cholesterol and response to treatment in patients with depressive disorder - prospective study

Abstract

Some previous studies reported that elevated serum cholesterol levels (>= 200mg/dl or >= 5,17 mmol/l) were associated with poorer response to antidepressant treatment in patients with depressive disorder. The aim ot this study was to examine the relationship between pretreatment serum cholesterol levels and clinical response to treatment with different antidepresants among inpatients with depressive disorder

Keywords

• depressive disorder
• antidepressants
• predictor
• cholesterol