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ArticleEuropean psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists2023

The new European Medicines Agency guideline on antidepressants: a guide for researchers and drug developers.

Florence Butlen-Ducuing, Marion Haberkamp, Georgios Aislaitner, Ewa Bałkowiec-Iskra, Taina Mattila, Marika Doucet, Marta Kollb-Sielecka, Pavel Balabanov, Ann-Kristin Leuchs, André Elferink

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Article in European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  5. Use of psychedelic treatments in psychiatric clinical practice: an EPA policy paper.European psychiatry : the journal of the Association of European Psychiatrists · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Florence Butlen-DucuingOffice of Therapies for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-8305-2089
Marion HaberkampUnit Neurology, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Federal Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0009-0009-8835-1481
Georgios AislaitnerUnit Neurology, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Federal Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2086-2575
Ewa Bałkowiec-IskraDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Warsaw.ORCID 0000-0001-8882-9769
Taina MattilaMedicines Evaluation Board, Pharmacotherapeutic group 1, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Marika DoucetFrench National Agency for Medicines and Health Products Safety (ANSM), Saint-Denis, France.
Marta Kollb-SieleckaOffice of Therapies for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Pavel BalabanovOffice of Therapies for Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders, European Medicines Agency, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Ann-Kristin LeuchsUnit Neurology, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Federal Institute of Drugs and Medical Devices, Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8540-392X
André ElferinkMedicines Evaluation Board, Pharmacotherapeutic group 1, Utrecht, Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depressive disorders are currently considered as one of the most disabling medical conditions in the world with one of the highest disability-adjusted life years [1] and this situation has apparently been further worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic [2]. Up to two thirds of patients with major depressive disorders (MDD) do not achieve full remission following an adequate first line standard of care and/or experience residual symptoms such as anxiety, impaired cognition, fatigue, sleep disturbance, or anhedonia [3]. Several attempts are often needed to find the most suitable treatment [4]. Thus, there is a need for medicinal products with better efficacy (e.g., faster onset of action, higher rates of response and remission), improved safety and/or more personalised profiles [5].

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Major Depressive DisorderAntidepressive AgentsAnxietyAnxiety DisordersHumansPandemicsAntidepressive AgentsClinical trialDepressionEMAinnovationmedicines

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PMID38098366
PMCPMC10790230

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