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Treatment of refractory depression
Author(s) -
Nelson J. Craig
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
depression and anxiety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.634
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6394
pISSN - 1091-4269
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1520-6394(1997)5:4<165::aid-da3>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - depression (economics) , anxiety , refractory (planetary science) , mental health , psychiatry , variety (cybernetics) , medicine , psychology , psychotherapist , computer science , artificial intelligence , physics , astrobiology , economics , macroeconomics
Treatment of refractory depression is a common challenge for mental health professionals. To assure optimal treatment, the clinician should first determine that adequate dosage has been employed for an adequate duration. Next there are a variety of augmentation strategies or alternative antidepressants that could be considered. This report reviews the evidence supporting these strategies, describes their implementation, compares their effectiveness, and offers suggestions for approaching the array of treatments available. Depression and Anxiety 5:165–174, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.