Antidepressants in men and women

A U.S. study of 2,876 men and women with a diagnosis of major depression has found intriguing differences in the way in which men and women respond to the antidepressant citalopram. Researchers from the University of Michigan Depression Center [sic] looked into people taking citalopram over a number of weeks with the doses increasing over time. All of the patients had been experiencing depression for years; on average 12 years. Women were 33% more likely to achieve a full remission of their depression, despite the fact that they were more severely depressed than the men when the study began.

You can find out more about this research at

http://psychcentral.com/news/2008/09/02/antidepressant-response-varies-by-gender/2861.html