title: [Lithium carbonate augmentation in tricyclic antidepressant-resistant depression].
abstract: Combinations of lithium carbonate and tricyclic antidepressants are effective in the treatment of resistant unipolar depression. We present a case in which addition of lithium carbonate to a maximal dose of desipramine provided rapid and sustained improvement in a severely depressed 57-year-old woman. She had previously failed to respond to maximum doses of antidepressant drugs of 2 different classes. Although the lithium-tricyclic combination was successful in our case, we caution against its routine use.
authors.affiliation: Talbieh Mental Health Center, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dorevitch
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ginath
mesh_terms: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016651:Lithium Carbonate / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000929:Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic; D016651:Lithium Carbonate