Sex differences in the psychopharmacological treatment of depression

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TABLE I. Table I. Factors that may contribute to sex differences in antidepressant efficacy.

TABLE II. Studies finding greater antidepressant efficacy in females than in males.

TABLE III. Studies finding greater antidepressant efficacy in males than in females.

TABLE IV. Studies finding no sex-based efficacy differences with antidepressants.

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