Does 24-h urinary MHPG predict treatment response to antidepressants? I. A review.
The ability of pretreatment 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) to predict response to various antidepressants is reviewed. MHPG appears to be a modest predictor of treatment response to imipramine but does not appear to be a reliable predictor for other antidepressants.
Garvey
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City.
Hollon
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DeRubeis
R J
RJ
Evans
M D
MD
Tuason
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D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology / Q000652:urine; D006801:Humans; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol / Q000652:urine*
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D008734:Methoxyhydroxyphenylglycol