Volume 36 · Number 6
JUNE 2006
A 55-year-old Man With Long-term Refractory Depression
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Editor’s Note: This monthly presentation describes a case of a psychiatric disorder, discusses past treatment attempts, offers options for continuing treatment, and explains the reasons the solution was selected. This case was presented during the 2006 Psychiatric Annals Symposium, March 24-26, 2007, in New York, NY. Submissions of interesting psychiatric case reports are welcomed for this department. Please e-mail [email protected] for further information.
Mr. A., a 55-year-old man, presented with refractory depression lasting more than 15 years. He was first treated for depression 15 years earlier and stabilized quickly on 120 mg of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) phenelzine.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Dr. Fawcett is professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, and Editor of Psychiatric Annals.
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