A case of monthly unipolar psychotic depression with suicide attempt by self-burning: selective response to bupropion treatment.
A second case of monthly, unipolar, psychotic depression is presented, involving a 26-year-old woman whose illness had a postpartum onset, recurred premenstrually for 33 consecutive months, and involved a suicide attempt by self-burning. Whereas various antidepressant, antipsychotic, and hormonal treatments were ineffective, bupropion (together with low-dose trifluoperazine) induced an immediate and complete remission that was maintained at a 16-month evaluation.
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Department of Psychiatry, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN 55415.
Mandell
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Lewis
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D000328:Adult; D016642:Bupropion / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002056:Burns / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011293:Premenstrual Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*
D016642:Bupropion