title: Risperidone in the treatment of psychotic depression.
abstract: Risperidone has been primarily marketed for the treatment of schizophrenia. There are reports about its potential role for the treatment of affective illness. We report here another case of a patient with psychotic depression who was treated successfully with risperidone as monotherapy. This case report suggests that risperidone can be an efficient treatment mode for psychotic depression; however, it needs more data based on controlled study.
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychiatry, Ministry of Health Mental Health Center, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Miodownik
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lerner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000523:psychology; D018967:Risperidone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D018967:Risperidone