The most frequently prescribed antidepressants in China

Background/Objectives: More than 26 million patients in China suffer from depression. Usage of antidepressants increased over the past decades in China. At the same time, the number of Chinese research articles has increased rapidly. However, this research is largely disregarded in Western reviews. The present systematic review investigates prescription of antidepressants in China and the efficacy of major Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) in Chinese populations. Methods: Major Western and Chinese electronic databases, namely Medline, Embase, VIP and CNKI were searched without language restriction.…