Depresión: La importancia de los síntomas residuales*.

Authors

  • Jaime Solis G Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental, Psiquiatra
  • Jorge Gaete 0 Universidad de Los Andes
  • Luis Barra A Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental.
  • Bernardo Martorell S Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental.
  • Rosemarie Fristsch M Hospital Clínico Universidad de Chile. Departamento de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental.

Abstract

Depression is a disorder that has become into a great pub/ic health problem. In order to be able to treat it, we require knowledge on etiological factors, evolution and effectiveness of different treatments available today. During the last years it has been recognized that Depression is a chronic disease and its course depends in part of the deficient liberation of symptoms with the present treatments. The aims of this article is to describe the importance of residual symptoms and their treatment.

Keywords:

Depresión/diagnóstico, Trastorno Depresivo/diagnóstico, Trastorno Depresivo/etiología, Recurrencia/prevención & control