PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Gaynes, Bradley N.
AU  - Rush, A. John
AU  - Trivedi, Madhukar H.
AU  - Wisniewski, Stephen R.
AU  - Spencer, Donald
AU  - Fava, Maurizio
TI  - The STAR*D study: Treating depression in the real world
DP  - 2008 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 57--66
VI  - 75
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/1/57.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/1/57.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2008 Jan 01; 75
AB  - The Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study evaluated feasible treatment strategies to improve clinical outcomes for real-world patients with treatment-resistant depression. Although the study found no clear-cut “winner,” it does provide guidance on how to start therapy and how to proceed if initial treatment fails.