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Effects of somatic treatments on mood in endogenous depression
Author(s) -
Klicpera C.,
Albert W.,
Strian F.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1979.tb03579.x
Subject(s) - clomipramine , desipramine , endogenous depression , maprotiline , depression (economics) , amitriptyline , psychology , mood , psychiatry , endogeny , medicine , clinical psychology , antidepressant , anxiety , macroeconomics , economics
The effects of ECT, amitriptyline, clomipramine, maprotiline and desipramine on the course of endogenous depression were compared in 105 patients using repeated self‐administered mood questionnaires as the outcome measure. Remission was more rapid after ECT therapy than psychopharmacological treatment, but the absolute improvement did not differ significantly between ECT and other somatic therapies. Improvement in response to clomipramine was more rapid than to other psychopharmacological agents, and did not differ from that in response to ECT. The advantages and disadvantages of ECT for endogenous depression are discussed.