title: Venlafaxine versus other anti-depressive agents for depression.
abstract: This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To determine the efficacy of venlafaxine in comparison with other anti-depressive agents in alleviating the acute symptoms of major depressive disorder.To review acceptability of treatment with venlafaxine in comparison with other anti-depressive agents.To investigate the adverse effects of venlafaxine in comparison with other anti-depressive agents.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Signoretti
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry & Cognitive-Behavioral Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Toshi A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Furukawa
authors.affiliation: Academic Unit of Psychiatry, Community Based Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Churchill
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Silva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomelleri
authors.affiliation: Cochrane Schizophrenia Group, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
authors.forename: Ichiro M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Omori
authors.affiliation: National Coordinating Centre for Women and Child Health, London, UK.
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barbui