Efficacy of anti-inflammatory treatment on major depressive disorder or depressive symptoms: meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Ole Köhler-ForsbergC N LydholmCarsten Rygaard HjorthøjM NordentoftO MorsM E Benros

Published in: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica (2019)

Anti-inflammatory agents improved antidepressant treatment effects. Future RCTs need to include longer follow-up, identify optimal doses and subgroups of patients that can benefit from anti-inflammatory intervention.

Keyphrases

major depressive disorder
anti inflammatory
depressive symptoms
clinical trial
systematic review
bipolar disorder
randomized controlled trial
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
current status
replacement therapy
phase iii