Treatment-resistant depression: problematic illness or a problem in our approach?
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Abstract
Treatment-resistant depression is widely defined as non-response to two 'adequate' courses of treatment. However, the definitions of treatment and depression are inconsistent reflecting gaps in our understanding. We argue that a failure to respond is often the result of administering inappropriate treatment, which occurs principally because of paradigm failure.Declaration of interestNone.
Medical subject headings
- Antidepressive Agents
- Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant