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How do doctors treat depression plus psychosis?
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Safety first: We first ensure the person is safe by assessing for suicidal or homicidal thoughts. Generally, treatment is a combination of an antidepressant and an antipsychotic medication. If there is no response to treatment or the symptoms are very severe, electro-convulsive therapy (ECT) is also a treatment option.
Answered 5/7/2016
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Medicine & therapy: 20% respond to antidepressants. 20% respond to antipsychotics 80% respond to a combination of both. Therapy always helps.
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