Does venlafaxine maintenance therapy prevent depression recurrences or drug discontinuation reactions?

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Jon Jureidini et al. J Clin Psychiatry. 2008 May.

. 2008 May;69(5):865-6; author reply 866.

doi: 10.4088/jcp.v69n0522e.

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