Quetiapine augmentation in treatment-resistant depression: a naturalistic study

Authors: Šagud, Marina; Mihaljević-Peleš, Alma; Mück-Šeler, Dorotea; Jakovljević, Miro; Pivac, Nela1

Source: Psychopharmacology, Volume 187, Number 4, September 2006 , pp. 511-514(4)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) is a common clinical problem, often complicated with suicidal ideations and greater lifetime functional impairment, and represents a considerable challenge to management and treatment.

The aim of a prospective, open-label, noncomparative, flexible-dosed 20-week study was to evaluate the effects of quetiapine, as an add-on therapy, in patients with TRD who were refractory to previous treatments.

Eighteen patients with major depressive disorder (DSM-IV criteria) were treated for 20 weeks with quetiapine (mean dose 315±109 mg/day). Patients were evaluated at baseline, weekly from 1 to 9 weeks, and then after 12, 16, and 20 weeks of treatment, using Hamilton rating scale for depression-17 items (HAMD) scale.

Fourteen patients with TRD completed the 20-week open trial with quetiapine. The augmentation with quetiapine significantly reduced total scores and scores listed in the anxiety subscale on the HAMD, and these effects were observed after the fourth week of treatment, while the depressed mood scores were significantly reduced after the fifth week of treatment. Quetiapine add-on treatment significantly decreased the scores listed in the insomnia subscale on the HAMD subscale after the second week of treatment.

Our preliminary data indicate that quetiapine add-on therapy appears to have beneficial effects in the treatment of patients with TRD.

Keywords: Treatment-resistant depression; Quetiapine; Add-on therapy

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1007/s00213-006-0452-x

Affiliations: 1: Email: npivac@irb.hr

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