PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AND A SEROTONIN REUPTAKE INHIBITOR FOR COMBINATION THERAPY OF REFRACTORY DEPRESSION

摘要

The invention provides methods and ocmpositions for the treatment of depressive states refractory to treatment with traditional anti-depressive therapies alone. These methods and compositions employ a compound having activity as an atypical antipsychotic and a serotonin reuptake inhibitor. This invention also provides methods of providing rapid onset treatments of major depression which employing a compound having activity as an atypical antipsychotic and a serotonin reuptake inhibitor.