Four potential criteria for deciding when to use antidepressants or psychotherapy for unipolar depression: A literature review

Title
Four potential criteria for deciding when to use antidepressants or psychotherapy for unipolar depression: A literature review
Publication Date
2011
Author(s)
Sharpley, Chris
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7922-4848
Email: csharpl3@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:csharpl3
Bitsika, Vicki
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Informa Healthcare
Place of publication
United Kingdom
DOI
10.3109/13651501.2010.527008
UNE publication id
une:8381
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.
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Citation
International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 15(1), p. 2-11
ISSN
1471-1788
1365-1501
Start page
2
End page
11

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