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JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH
卷 19, 期 2, 页码 168-175出版社
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.3109/09638230903469269
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Depression; lamotrigine; therapeutics
Objective: Our aim was to review all the evidence of lamotrigine's effectiveness in treatment resistant depression after at least one failed antidepressant trial. Method: We used a systematic search strategy to identify studies that included adults aged 18-65 years with a diagnosis of unipolar depression who had not responded to at least a 4-week course of a recommended dose of an antidepressant. Results: We found only one randomized, double blind study that has been published, showing its effectiveness for treatment-resistant depression. In this study, lamotrigine was found statistically superior to placebo on the CGI scale for severity and improvement; however, it was not on the HAMD (primary end point) and MADRS scales. There were a number of smaller non RCT's which are included. Conclusions: There is little evidence to guide the use of lamotrigine for depression that has not responded to a course of antidepressants. Treatment-refractory depression continues to be significant mental health problem and large RCT trials are needed to inform clinical practice.
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