Archive 1992–2014
2007, tom 16, zeszyt 2
Case report
Effectiveness of low-dose maintenance therapy in two cases of affective disorders
Magdalena Garbacz1,
Robert Pudlo1,
Robert Teodor Hese1
1. Katedra i Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii w Tarnowskich Górach Śląskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach
Postępy Psychiatrii i Neurologii 2007; 16 (2): 161-163
Keywords: affective disorders, maintenance therapy, case report
Summary
Objective. An analysis is presented of long-term remission and therapy in 2 persons with affective disorders.
Cases. Two patients with affective disorders who remained in long remission on low-dose maintenance therapy are described. Maintenance therapy discontinuation was followed by a relapse within a few months from the treatment termination.
Commentary. In both cases remission could be induced either by the pharmacological effect of medication or by placebo effect.
Correspondence address
Dr Magdalena Garbacz
Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii Śląskiej Akademii Medycznej
ul. Pyskowicka 49, 42-600 Tarnowskie Góry
Oddział Kliniczny Psychiatrii Śląskiej Akademii Medycznej
ul. Pyskowicka 49, 42-600 Tarnowskie Góry