[Various aspects of the differential therapy of circular depressions]

The structure of cyclic depressions and the efficacy of various types of therapy were studied using clinico-mathematical methods. A computerized cluster analysis revealed statistically significant ratios between individual symptoms making up the clinical picture of the depressive state and the results of one of the three variants of therapy: tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors and one-stage withdrawal of psychotropic agents. The results obtained made it possible to objectively evaluate the selection of the therapeutic procedure in the treatment of various depressive states.