Table 39-9 Subtypes of depression and the specific antidepressant drugs or other treatments likely to produce a response

Table 39-9 Subtypes of depression and the specific antidepressant drugs or other treatments likely to produce a response
Subtype of depression	Treatment
Major depressive episode with psychotic features	Electroconvulsive therapy
	Antipsychotic plus tricyclic antidepressant
Major depressive episode with atypical features	Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
Major depressive episode with seasonal pattern	Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or light therapy
Major depressive episode in a patient with another concurrent Axis I disorder
Panic disorder	Monoamine oxidase inhibitor
Obsessive-compulsive disorder	Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
Substance abuse	Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor