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Revista de la Asociación Española de Neuropsiquiatría
On-line version ISSN 2340-2733Print version ISSN 0211-5735
Abstract
GOTOR MARTINEZ, Laura. Pharmacology treatment of treatment-resistant depression. Rev. Asoc. Esp. Neuropsiq. [online]. 2002, n.82, pp.43-55. ISSN 2340-2733.
The new spectre of antidepressant and other drugs has increased the chances of management of treatment-resistant depression. But what is really the meaning of this term. This article reviews the definitions of treatment-resistant depression, treatment response, nonresponse, remission, partial response; and also the strategies of augmentation and combination and the possible advantages of switching to a different monotherapy.
Keywords : treatment; resistant depression; algorithms.