Psychiatria pre prax 4/2018
Trendy ve farmakoterapii depresivní poruchy
Unipolar depression is a severe mental disease with high prevalence but response to treatment strategies remains unsatisfactory in a substantial part of patients. The development of new antidepressants and testing agents with antidepressive action represent the major trends to improve this challenging situation. Current guidelines attempts to integrate new findings into recommendations for various situations in clinical practice. A paper provides a brief overview of current trends in pharmacotherapy of depression.
Keywords: unipolar depression, antidepressants, acute treatment, maintenance treatment