A case of monthly unipolar psychotic depression with suicide attempt by self-burning: Selective response to bupropion treatment

Carlos H. Schenck, Monica Mandell, Glenn M. Lewis

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Abstract

A second case of monthly, unipolar, psychotic depression is presented, involving a 26-year-old woman whose illness had a postpartum onset, recurred premenstrually for 33 consecutive months, and involved a suicide attempt by self-burning. Whereas various antidepressant, antipsychotic, and hormonal treatments were ineffective, bupropion (together with low-dose trifluoperazine) induced an immediate and complete remission that was maintained at a 16-month evaluation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)353-356
Number of pages4
JournalComprehensive Psychiatry
Volume33
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1992
Externally publishedYes

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