Depression is a major illness confronted in recent times. Resistant cases are a challenge to the doctors. What other options we have to treat these patients? Here is study on this.

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The phenomenon of treatment-resistant depression (TRD), described as the occurrence of an inadequate response after an adequate treatment with antidepressant agents (in terms of dose, duration, and adherence), is very common in clinical practice.

It has been broadly defined in the context of unipolar major depression, but alternative definitions for bipolar depression have also been suggested

A relatively wide variety of treatment options for unipolar TRD are available, whilst the evidence is very scanty for bipolar TRD. TRD is associated to poor clinical, functional, and social outcomes.

Several novel therapeutic options are currently being investigated as promising alternatives, targeting the neurotransmitter system outside of the standard monoamine hypothesis.

Ref: http://www.docguide.com/therapeutic-options-treatment-resistant-depression-0?hash=80445d1a&eid=20484&alrhash=2efbb8-880279c42369cc2f8adcb48a6daaf3d2