Demonstrative research of treatment algorithm of psychotic depression.

Accession number;03A0568772
Title;Demonstrative research of treatment algorithm of psychotic depression.
Author;OSHIMA AKIHIKO(Showa Univ., Northern Yokohama Hospital, JPN)   OKIMOTO HIROHARU(Univ. Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, JPN)   IWANAMI AKIRA(Univ. Tokyo, Graduate School of Medicine, JPN)   OTSUBO AMAHIRA(Showa Univ., Hospital, Higashi Hospital, JPN)   UESHIMA KUNITOSHI(Showa Univ., Hospital, Higashi Hospital, JPN)   HIGUCHI TERUHIKO(National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Kohnodai Hospital, JPN)   
Journal Title;Annual Report of the Research on Nervous and Mental Disorders 2002
Journal Code:N20031207
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VOL.;NO.;PAGE.236(2003)
Figure&Table&Reference;REF.9
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;The literatures on clinical trial of psychotic depression or paranoic depression were searched. The reports of double blindness comparative test (DBT) were generally little. They compared antidepressive effects beween single use of antidepressive drug and combination use with placebo or perphenazine in some reports. Next, the algorithm of U.S.A. and Japan on the treatment for psychotic depression was compared. As an alternatives of the effective treatment, the both Japanese and U.S. specialists mentioned amoxapine, antidepressive drug + antipsychotic drug, long-term potentiation, and electroconvulsive therapy.