The emergency treatment of depression complicated by psychosis or agitation.
With the availability of newer, safer antidepressants in the past decade, initiation of definitive treatment for depression in the emergency setting has become an accepted practice. However, the use of newer antidepressants and atypical antipsychotics in depression complicated by psychosis or agitation has not yet been well studied. This article will review relevant data and make recommendations for the emergency management of psychotic and agitated depressive syndromes.
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Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, USA. rglick@umich.edu
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D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003702:Delusions / Q000188:drug therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004637:Emergency Services, Psychiatric; D005260:Female; D006212:Hallucinations / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology
D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents