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Table 1 Characteristics and depression rating scores of patients with psychotic depression who responded to fluvoxamine monotherapy

From: Fluvoxamine monotherapy for psychotic depression: the potential role of sigma-1 receptors

     

Pretreatment score

Post-treatment score

Patient

Gender (F/M)

Age, years

Age at onset, years

Duration of illness

HAM-D

BPRS

HAM-D

BPRS

Case 1

F

72

72

6 weeks

34

66

7 (3 weeks)

22 (3 weeks)

Case 2

F

54

54

10 weeks

42

77

9 (6 weeks)

32 (6 weeks)

Case 3

M

67

67

6 weeks

45

73

5 (17 days)

26 (17 days)

Case 4

F

60

60

7 weeks

35

69

6 (3 weeks)

22 (3 weeks)

Case 5

F

62

62

8 weeks

45

80

5 (4 weeks)

22 (4 weeks)

  1. BPRS = Brief Psychotic Rating Scale; HAM-D = Hamilton Depression Rating Scale.