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Section 1: What is treatment-resistant depression?

(1.1) Section 1: What is treatment-resistant depression?

(1.2) Clinical pointers

(1.3) Stages of treatment resistance

(1.4) Further stages of antidepressant treatment resistance

(1.5) Section 1: Recap

(1.6) Section 1: Summary

 

Section 2: Switching antidepressants

(2.1) Section 2: Switching antidepressants

(2.2) How to switch antidepressants

(2.3) Are some antidepressants better than others?

(2.4) A comparison of venlafaxine with other antidepressants

(2.5) Guidance on venlafaxine

(2.6) Indications for MAOI treatment in TRD

(2.7) Section 2: Recap

(2.8) Section 2: Summary

 

Section 3: Augmentation

(3.1) Section 3: Augmentation

(3.2) Augmentation

(3.3) Antidepressant combinations

(3.4) Lithium

(3.5) Antipsychotic drugs

(3.6) Response rates to antipsychotic and antidepressant treatments

(3.7) Atypical antipsychotic drugs

(3.8) Atypical antipsychotic augmentation: olanzapine

(3.9) Atypical antipsychotic augmentation: risperidone

(3.10) Atypical antipsychotic augmentation: quetiapine

(3.11) Atypical antipsychotic augmentation: aripiprazole

(3.12) Section 3: Recap

(3.13) Section 3: Summary

 

Section 4: Other therapies and depression in bipolar illness

(4.1) Section 4: Other therapies and depression in bipolar illness

(4.2) Electroconvulsive therapy

(4.3) Cognitive-behavioural therapy

(4.4) Problems with treating depression in bipolar illness

(4.5) Treatment of depression in the bipolar spectrum

(4.6) Section 4: Recap

(4.7) Section 4: Summary

 

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