An "Awakener" Patient Suffering From Treatment-Resistant Depression Following Adjunctive Cariprazine

Cureus. 2024 Jan 30;16(1):e53246. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53246. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Abstract

This report presents a case of particular interest in terms of course and therapeutic outcomes, concerning a patient suffering from treatment-resistant depression in whom adjunctive cariprazine to medication brought about an immediate overall improvement in symptomatology. Informed written consent was obtained from the subject for publication of the case.

Keywords: add-on treatment; atypical antipsychotics; augmentation agents; cariprazine; d3 receptors; treatment-resistant depression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports