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Endogenous depression (or melancholia) is a well-established sub-type of depressive illness, and commands a fair degree of concensus. It is generally accepted that endogenous depression includes marked vegetative changes, such as loss of appetite, loss of weight, loss of sleep, psychomotor retardation or agitation, marked guilt, and loss of pleasure. There is also strong evidence to suggest that this type of depression responds well to ECT and tricyclic drugs, but less well to MAO inhibitors. Its response to newer antidepressants has not been studied.
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Davidson, J.R.T. (1985). Endogenous Depression and Response to Antidepressants. In: Pichot, P., Berner, P., Wolf, R., Thau, K. (eds) Psychiatry the State of the Art. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2363-1_22
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