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Annals of General Psychiatry
Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry 1/2010

Open Access 01-04-2010 | Meeting abstract

Use of mood stabilizer drugs in the treatment of major depressive dissorder in an outpatient mental health center

Authors: Carolina Garnier, Juan Castaño, Patricia Alvaro, Rosa Sanchis, David Corcoles, Francisco Portillo, Belen Diaz, Luis Miguel Martin, Antoni Bulbena

Published in: Annals of General Psychiatry | Special Issue 1/2010

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Excerpt

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common and disabling psychiatric condition. Antidepressants are currently the mainstay of treatment for depression; however, almost two thirds of patients will fail to achieve remission with initial treatment, as a result, a range of augmentation and combination strategies have been used [1]. …
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Craig Nelson J, Pikalov A, Berman R: "Augmentation treatment in major depressive disorder: focus on aripiprazole". Neuropsychiatri Dis Treat San Francisco. 2008, 4 (5): 937-948.
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Baver M, Döpfmer S: Lithium augmentation in treatment-resistant depresión: metaanalysis of placebo-controlled studies. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 1 (5): 427-434.
Metadata
Title
Use of mood stabilizer drugs in the treatment of major depressive dissorder in an outpatient mental health center
Authors
Carolina Garnier
Juan Castaño
Patricia Alvaro
Rosa Sanchis
David Corcoles
Francisco Portillo
Belen Diaz
Luis Miguel Martin
Antoni Bulbena
Publication date
01-04-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Annals of General Psychiatry / Issue Special Issue 1/2010
Electronic ISSN: 1744-859X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1744-859X-9-S1-S168

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