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Treatment for therapy-resistant depression.

P Kielholz

    Psychopathology
    |January 1, 1986
    PubMed
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    Treatment-resistant depression can be managed with various advanced therapies. Infusion therapies, including mono-infusion and combined infusion, are effective for severe cases, with specific options for masked depression and geriatric depression.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychiatry
    • Pharmacology

    Background:

    • Most depression cases are treatable on an outpatient basis.
    • 15-20% of patients require hospitalization due to therapy-resistant depression.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To outline treatment strategies for therapy-resistant depression.
    • To detail specific interventions for different subtypes of treatment-resistant depression.

    Main Methods:

    • Mono-infusion therapy for endogenous and psychogenic depressions.
    • Combined infusion therapy with relaxation and neuroleptics for intractable cases.
    • Maprotiline infusions for masked depression with anxiety.
    • Infusion therapy with MAO inhibitors for involutional/geriatric depression.

    Main Results:

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    • Mono-infusion is effective for therapy-resistant endogenous and psychogenic depressions.
    • Maprotiline infusions offer mood-brightening and anxiolytic effects for masked depression.
    • Combination therapies and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are reserved for rare, severe, or treatment-refractory cases.

    Conclusions:

    • A range of specialized treatments exist for therapy-resistant depression.
    • Treatment selection depends on the specific depression subtype and patient presentation.
    • Advanced therapies like infusions and, cautiously, ECT, can manage severe and intractable depression.