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The endogenous—neurotic distinction as a predictor of response to antidepressant drugs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Allen Raskin*
Affiliation:
Psychopharmacology Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland
Thomas H. Crook
Affiliation:
Psychopharmacology Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, Rockville, Maryland
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*Correspondence and reprint requests should be addressed to Allen Raskin, Ph.D., Psychopharmacology Research Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9–101, Rockville, Maryland 20852, U.S.A.

Synopsis

An inverse factor analysis of 880 depressed inpatients on 33 endogenous–neurotic variables yielded four patient types. Type 3 resembled the endogenous depressions and Type 2 the neurotic depressions. Type 3 patients responded well to both imipramine and chlorpromazine and did poorly on a placebo. Type 2 patients showed the greatest overall improvement at three weeks irrespective of treatment received, including a placebo.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976

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