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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 Another paper in the same issue of the journal found that about 25 percent of people who enrolled in STAR*D actually dropped out during the first three months, with one third of those not coming back after their first visit. Those most likely to discontinue treatment included younger individuals, those with less education, blacks, Hispanics and people with drug or alcohol abuse problems or anxiety.
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For more on depression, head to the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health.
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SOUCES: Gonzalo Laje, M.D., associate clinical investigator, U.S. National Institute of Mental Health; Julio Licinio, M.D., professor and chairman, psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; August 2007 American Journal of Psychiatry
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