Phenomenology and treatment of agitation. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Agitation is a troublesome, common symptom in major depression that can be difficult to manage. It is sometimes a side effect of antidepressant treatment and may occasionally represent a mixed bipolar episode. If agitation fails to respond to an antidepressant alone, treatment may be augmented with a benzodiazepine, a neuroleptic, or lithium. Preliminary evidence indicates that divalproex, which has been found useful for bipolar disorder and for agitation associated with Alzheimer's disease, may also be effective for agitated depression. A controlled trial is now underway.

publication date

  • January 1, 1999

Research

keywords

  • Depressive Disorder
  • Psychomotor Agitation

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0032838242

PubMed ID

  • 10418809

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 60 Suppl 15