title: Management of treatment-resistant unipolar and chronically depressed patients.
abstract: The majority of depressed patients presenting as treatment refractory will respond to a properly chosen new medication or to a previous agent administered correctly. Drug combinations are less frequently required than current practice would indicate, and their usage depends at present more on clinical experience than scientific fact. Educating the patient about the series of options available, and the sequence in which they will be undertaken, and imbuing the enterprise with hopeful optimism are essential ingredients to ultimate success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: V I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Reus
mesh_terms: D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019090:Case Management; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D004351:Drug Resistance; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents