Short course
4.3
Managing depression
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| Other depressive disorders
| Less severe depression: Response to treatment is less predictable in long-lasting mild to moderate depression and in adjustment disorder with depressed mood. |
| Bipolar disorder (manic-depression) will require treatment with mood stabilising drugs (eg, lithium carbamazepine, sodium valproate) as well as antidepressant therapy. |
| Psychotic depression (accompanied by delusions and/or hallucinations) will require treatment with electroconvulsive therapy or a combination of antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs. |
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