EFFICACY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF ACUTE TREATMENTS FOR PERSISTENT DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: A NETWORK META‐ANALYSIS

@article{Kriston2014EFFICACYAA,
  title={EFFICACY AND ACCEPTABILITY OF ACUTE TREATMENTS FOR PERSISTENT DEPRESSIVE DISORDER: A NETWORK META‐ANALYSIS},
  author={Levente Kriston and Alessa von Wolff and Annika Westphal and Lars P. H{\"o}lzel and Martin H{\"a}rter},
  journal={Depression and Anxiety},
  year={2014},
  volume={31}
}
We aimed to synthesize the available evidence on the relative efficacy and acceptability of specific treatments for persistent depressive disorder. 
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