Combined Venlafaxine and Olanzapine Prescription in Women with Psychotic Major Depression: A Case Series
Patients with psychotic major depression suffer prolonged duration and greater severity of illness, including an increased likelihood of recurrent episodes and resistance to conventional pharmacotherapies. They do not respond to placebo and respond poorly to antidepressant or antipsychotic monothera...
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| author | Lucio Ghio Werner Natta Paola Rossi Laura Peruzzo Elisa Zanelli Simona Gotelli Filippo Gabrielli |
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| description | Patients with psychotic major depression suffer prolonged duration and greater severity of illness, including an increased likelihood of recurrent episodes and resistance to conventional pharmacotherapies. They do not respond to placebo and respond poorly to antidepressant or antipsychotic monotherapy. On the other hand, as has been demonstrated, they do respond well to antidepressant and antipsychotic combination therapies.
Different combinations of drugs were studied, but little is known up to now with regard to the combination of venlafaxine and olanzapine.
The following paper presents three separate case studies of female patients suffering from psychotic unipolar major depression, all of whom were admitted to a psychiatric ward and successfully treated with a combination of venlafaxine and olanzapine. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b66479d5ef2c4843b6f234fa8990c8622025-08-20T03:20:54ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/856903856903Combined Venlafaxine and Olanzapine Prescription in Women with Psychotic Major Depression: A Case SeriesLucio Ghio0Werner Natta1Paola Rossi2Laura Peruzzo3Elisa Zanelli4Simona Gotelli5Filippo Gabrielli6Department of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, 16100 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, 16100 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, 16100 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, 16100 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, 16100 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, 16100 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Neuroscience, Ophthalmology and Genetics, University of Genoa, 16100 Genova, ItalyPatients with psychotic major depression suffer prolonged duration and greater severity of illness, including an increased likelihood of recurrent episodes and resistance to conventional pharmacotherapies. They do not respond to placebo and respond poorly to antidepressant or antipsychotic monotherapy. On the other hand, as has been demonstrated, they do respond well to antidepressant and antipsychotic combination therapies. Different combinations of drugs were studied, but little is known up to now with regard to the combination of venlafaxine and olanzapine. The following paper presents three separate case studies of female patients suffering from psychotic unipolar major depression, all of whom were admitted to a psychiatric ward and successfully treated with a combination of venlafaxine and olanzapine.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/856903 |
| spellingShingle | Lucio Ghio Werner Natta Paola Rossi Laura Peruzzo Elisa Zanelli Simona Gotelli Filippo Gabrielli Combined Venlafaxine and Olanzapine Prescription in Women with Psychotic Major Depression: A Case Series Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Combined Venlafaxine and Olanzapine Prescription in Women with Psychotic Major Depression: A Case Series |
| title_full | Combined Venlafaxine and Olanzapine Prescription in Women with Psychotic Major Depression: A Case Series |
| title_fullStr | Combined Venlafaxine and Olanzapine Prescription in Women with Psychotic Major Depression: A Case Series |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combined Venlafaxine and Olanzapine Prescription in Women with Psychotic Major Depression: A Case Series |
| title_short | Combined Venlafaxine and Olanzapine Prescription in Women with Psychotic Major Depression: A Case Series |
| title_sort | combined venlafaxine and olanzapine prescription in women with psychotic major depression a case series |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/856903 |
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