a systematic review revealed that treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) is associated with symptomatic improvement in depression by the end of the first week of use, and the improvement continues at a decreasing rate for at least 6 weeks
this study specifically evaluated the effects of SSRIs at one week with that of placebo - the analysis found that effects at one week were true drug effects
analysis included studies of 6 commonly used SSRIs: escitalopram, citalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, paroxetine and sertraline
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