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Second-generation antipsychotics in the treatment of major depressive disorder: current evidence

Authors
Han, ChangsuWang, Sheng-MinKato, MasakiLee, Soo-JungPatkar, Ashwin A.Masand, Prakash S.Pae, Chi-Un
Issue Date
7월-2013
Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Keywords
antidepressant; augmentation; clinical trial; major depressive disorder; second-generation antipsychotic
Citation
EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS, v.13, no.7, pp.851 - 870
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Journal Title
EXPERT REVIEW OF NEUROTHERAPEUTICS
Volume
13
Number
7
Start Page
851
End Page
870
URI
https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/102924
DOI
10.1586/14737175.2013.811901
ISSN
1473-7175
Abstract
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a chronic and recurrent mental condition leading to huge impacts on direct and indirect personal and public medical costs. To overcome such a serious mental disorder, we currently have a number of different classes of antidepressants, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, noradrenergic and specific serotonin receptor antagonists, dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, along with newly introduced antidepressants (e.g., vilazodone and agomelatine). However, a number of well-controlled clinical trials, meta-analyses and practical clinical studies have found that only a third of such MDD patients remit following adequate antidepressant treatment, while most MDD patients suffer from significant core depressive or residual symptoms during their clinical course. There have been some treatment approaches to overcome such a shortage of antidepressant efficacy, such as augmentation of psychotropics other than antidepressants, switching to a different antidepressant and combinations of different antidepressants. Among these different second treatment options, augmentation treatment has some favorable points compared with the combination and switching option (e.g., maintaining previous antidepressant partial response, synergistic effect between different pharmacological profile and no need to wash out previous antidepressants). Recently, second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs), olanzapine plus fluoxetine, quetiapine extended release and aripiprazole have clearly demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of MDD patients through a number of small-scale, open-label studies or randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trials. Eventually, in November 2007, aripiprazole was the first approved by the US FDA as an adjunctive treatment to antidepressants for treating MDD, followed by the approval of quetiapine and olanzapine plus fluoxetine at 2009. This comprehensive review provides an overview of the clinical trial data of SGAs for treating MDD and clinical issues raised in the use of SGA therapy in patients with MDD in clinical practice.
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