Psychiatria pre prax 6/2008

THE USE OF DUAL ANTIDEPRESSANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSIVE DISORDER

Depressive disorder is a very often and major psychiatric disease. Depression is possible in most patients succesfully treated using a right type of treatment. The main role in the treatment of depression play antidepressants. Dual antidepressants are in some cases more effective in comparison with other antidepressants in the acute and prophylactic phaze of treatment of depression, in the treatment of resistance depression. Dual AD have comparable tollerability. Efficacy and tolerability improve compliance which is important in the treatment of depressive disorders.

Keywords: depressive disorder, compliance, treatment, dual antidepressants, venlafaxine, duloxetine, milnacipran