People who received appropriate treatment for psychotic depression went into "remission" and have reported a quality of life similar to that of people without PD.[11] Pathophysiology [edit]...
Psychotic depression symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, low mood, and loss of interest. Learn more about the signs of psychotic depression and treatments.
[8] Features of depression [edit] People with depression who also display psychotic symptoms such as delusions or hallucinations are more likely to be treatment resistant. Another...
Psychotic depression is a very serious mood disorder that requires hospitalization. Learn more from WebMD about the symptoms and treatment of psychotic depression.
Psychotic depression can be life-threatening, but with prompt treatment, many with the condition can fully recover, experts say.
Abstract ; Background : The optimal pharmacological treatment of unipolar psychotic depression is uncertain. Aims : To compare the clinical effectiveness of pharmacological treatments for patients with unipolar psychotic depression. Method : Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Results : Ten trials were included in the review. We found no evidence that the combination of an antidepressant with an antipsychotic is more effective than an antidepressant alone. This combination was statistically more effective than a ...
Our results indicate that both treatment algorithms and clinical practice regarding PD are highly heterogeneous. This finding emphasizes the need for further studies on the treatment of psychotic d...
Major depression with psychotic features is a mental disorder in which a person has depression along with loss of touch with reality (psychosis).
We found that elderly patients with psychotic depression had a significantly lower frequency of response to nortriptyline and perphenazine than to ECT. However, patients responded more slowly to ph...
The results show that sleep deprivation therapy was acceptable to a majority of the patients studied, and was followed by an improvement in over half those who completed treatment. Adverse...