title: [Depressive patients who don't recover].
abstract: Three patients, two men aged 43 and 53 years, respectively, and one woman aged 40 years, remained depressed despite years of medicinal therapy and counselling, although some improvement was eventually achieved in the woman. Although in general, depression can be treated successfully, in clinical practice many patients experience only limited improvement. It is important to follow through all the steps of the guidelines for treatment of depression and to continue psychiatric management and care in these kind of situations.
authors.affiliation: Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, afd. Psychiatrie, Leiden. h.van@inter.nl.net
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Van
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: van der Mast
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003376:Counseling; D003863:Depression / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017211:Treatment Failure
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents
vernacular_title: Depressieve patiënten die niet herstellen.