Escitalopram in Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

• •Women who are pregnant, women who will be breastfeeding during the study, and women with childbearing potential who are not practicing a reliable method of birth control.
• •Patients with a history of meeting DSM-IV-TR criteria for: a. any manic or hypomanic episode; b. schizophrenia or any other psychotic disorder; c. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• •Patients who are considered a suicide risk
• •Patients with a history of seizures (including seizure disorder), stroke, significant head injury, central nervous system tumors, or any other condition that predisposes patients to a risk for seizure.