title: [Should the treatment of depression in the Netherlands be changed after the STAR*D study?].
abstract: The main results of the Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study are discussed in order to find out whether the results should lead to changes in the way in which depression is treated in the Netherlands. The outcomes of the STAR*D study are not sufficient justification for altering the current recommendations about the successive steps to be taken according to the Dutch multidisciplinary guideline for the treatment of depression.
authors.affiliation: Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Postbus 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Paalvast
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Nolen
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D009426:Netherlands; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents