‘Maintenance therapy with the antidepressant Lexapro (also known as escitalopram) significantly reduces the risk for recurrent depression, according to study findings.

“Escitalopram is another treatment option that has now been shown to be effective for maintenance treatment of major depressive disorder,” Dr. Susan G. Kornstein from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, told Reuters Health.

“This study also reinforces the importance of maintenance antidepressant therapy for patients with recurrent major depressive disorder in order to prevent future recurrences of depression.”

Kornstein and colleagues investigated the preventive effect of escitalopram maintenance treatment in 139 patients who had responded to treatment with another similar antidepressant and maintained that response when switched to escitalopram for continuation therapy.’

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