Naslov
The therapeutic effects of tianeptin on adolescents

Autori
Graovac, Mirjana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, stručni

Izvornik
European Psychiatric Association 17th European Congress of Psychiatry „New Diagnostic Approaches in Psychiatry: Relevance for Research and Practice in Europe“ abstract book / Hoschl, Cyril ; Moler, Hans-Jurgen ; Figueira, Maria Luisa - Lisabon : European Pressphoto Agency (EPA), 2009, 152-152

Skup
European Psychiatric Association 17th European Congress of Psychiatry „New Diagnostic Approaches in Psychiatry: Relevance for Research and Practice in Europe“

Mjesto i datum
Lisabon, Portugal, 24.01.2009. - 28.01.2009

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
adolescents; depression; Tianeptin

Sažetak
Changes in mood and the growth of anxiety in a manifested or concealed form constantly follow nearly all clinical categories which we encounter in working with adolescents. While recent studies that followed the therapeautic effects of antidepressants on children and adolescents report results which argue against the use of antidepressants on children and young adults, our experiences show that within the therapeutic process it is often necessary to include some mood improving medication, keeping in mind their developmental processes as well as the risks and factors of protection in potential psychopathological phenomena in children and adolescents. The study is directed towards the confirmation of the therapeutic effects of Tianeptine in the treatment of adolescents in the Department of Adolescents and the Family Clinic for Psychiatry in Rijeka. 60 adolescents between the ages of 15 – 23 took Tianeptine in a daily dosage of 37, 5mg. In the first weeks of treatment 7 adolescents stopped the therapy while 53 were followed for the duration of 3-6 months. Tianeptine monotherapy was applied for 31, 8% of adolescents, while we involved 68, 2% of adolescents in some form of pscyhotherapeutic work (group and/or family psychotherapy. Clinical monitoring was conducted with the help of the HRDA scale which evaluates depression, retardation, danger, and anxiety. Psychological testing (MMPI, PIE) was done at the beginning of therapz and after three months of treatment. Statistically, a less significant depression and anxiety resulted in both clinical and pyschological tests following the utilisation of Tianeptine in both monotherapeutic as well as combined psychotherapeutic techniques. Our results confirm the therapeutic effects of Tianeptine on symptoms of depression and anxiety in adolescents. We want to point out the efficacy of a rational application of antidepressants for ado lescents, especially when the same is utilised as part of a complex medical psychotherapy treatment of adolescents.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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