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Depression: a long-term illness

M B Keller1

  • 1Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 02906.

The British Journal of Psychiatry. Supplement
|December 1, 1994
PubMed
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Major depression is often chronic and recurrent, requiring long-term treatment. However, many patients with depression receive inadequate antidepressant therapy, highlighting a significant undertreatment issue.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • Major depression is increasingly recognized as a chronic and recurrent illness.
  • This understanding necessitates a shift in diagnostic and treatment paradigms for depression.
  • The advent of novel antidepressants with improved efficacy and tolerability profiles warrants attention to long-term treatment strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the importance of continuation and maintenance treatment for major depression.
  • To address the observed undertreatment of depression despite its serious consequences.
  • To advocate for increased awareness and education regarding depression management.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current understanding of depression chronicity and recurrence.

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  • Analysis of the implications of new antidepressant treatments.
  • Examination of existing studies on antidepressant therapy utilization in patients with depression.

    • Main Results:

    • Depression is frequently chronic and recurrent, demanding sustained therapeutic approaches.
    • New antidepressant classes offer effective treatment options with better side-effect profiles.
    • Studies indicate a consistent pattern of undertreatment or no treatment with antidepressants among depressed patients.

    Conclusions:

    • Effective and prompt intervention is crucial for managing depressive disorders.
    • Addressing the undertreatment of depression requires enhanced education for healthcare providers and patients.
    • Improved patient and provider education is key to resolving the undertreatment of major depression.