title: Refractory depression with catatonic features was remitted with administration of intravenous dopamine and consequent bupropion as maintenance treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yow-Wen
authors.initials: YW
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chieh
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Tien-Yu
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Hsin-An
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, Song-Shan Branch, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yu-Chen
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan Student Counseling Center, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan pierrens@mail.ndmctsgh.edu.tw.
authors.forename: Nian-Sheng
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Tzeng
mesh_terms: D061605:Administration, Intravenous; D000368:Aged; D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016642:Bupropion / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002389:Catatonia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D061218:Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D018687:Antidepressive Agents, Second-Generation; D018765:Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors; D016642:Bupropion; D004298:Dopamine