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Is aripiprazole more potent than quetiapine as an add-on for mdd?

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Dr. Paul Pyles answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Depends on who u ask: I found a study done in Turkey in 2013 which found that patients treated with aripiprazole spent less time in their major depressive episode compared to those treated with quetiapine. Ref: ScienceDirect. Value in Health Regional Issues 2 (2013) 171-180.

Answered 3/14/2015

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