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Title: | Four potential criteria for deciding when to use antidepressants or psychotherapy for unipolar depression: A literature review | Contributor(s): | Sharpley, Chris (author) ; Bitsika, Vicki (author) | Publication Date: | 2011 | DOI: | 10.3109/13651501.2010.527008 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/8206 | Abstract: | Objective: To evaluate the literature supporting four potential criteria for deciding whether to use psychotherapy or pharmacology when treating depression. Method: Literature review of the evidence from the last 10 years on presenting patient's demographics, aetiology, comorbidity, and genetic factors, as predictors of treatment outcome efficacy. Results: Demographic information has little support as a potential criteria for decision-making; aetiology (melancholic vs. non-melancholic) has significant support; presence of personality disorder comorbidity is unproven as a criterion but may have some value; genetic predisposition has the strongest evidence supporting it as a criteria for treatment decision-making. Conclusion: Although some presenting cases will be easier to classify than others, there are substantial data supporting the screening of patients according to three of these criteria. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 15(1), p. 2-11 | Publisher: | Informa Healthcare | Place of Publication: | United Kingdom | ISSN: | 1471-1788 1365-1501 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 110319 Psychiatry (incl Psychotherapy) | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920111 Nervous System and Disorders | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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