Psychiatria pre prax 2/2014

Anhedonia – adverse effect, residnal symptom or a sign of stability?

Anhedonia is the core symptom of depression and several other psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, substance abuse etc. Anhedonia could be taken into consideration as residual symptom of depression as well. As residual symptoms should be treated, because of risk of worsening in the future. Some patiens, mainly long term SSRI´s treated, refer to fear of feeling emotions. They consider emotions being weaknes and risk of repeated development of depression. Decision making has been shown in two case-reports with respect to patient evaluation. Difference between SSRI´s and agomelatine has been emphasized.

Keywords: anhedonia, SSRI, agomelatine, major depression. Psychiatr. prax; 2014; 15(2): 76–78