RT Journal
A1 Levitan RD
T1 TReatment of atypical depression with cognitive therapy or phenelzine
JF Archives of General Psychiatry
JO Archives of General Psychiatry
YR 2000
FD November 1
VO 57
IS 11
SP 1084
OP 1084
DO 10.1001/archpsyc.57.11.1084
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.57.11.1084
AB 
The syndrome of atypical depression is often characterized by a particularly chronic, recurrent course.1 It is interesting to speculate whether cognitions related to interpersonal rejection sensitivity, in addition to primary depressogenic cognitions, contribute to this chronicity. The finding of Jarrett et al2 that cognitive-behavioral therapy is an effective acute treatment for atypical depression is thus of great theoretical and practical interest. The 24-month follow-up should shed further light on potential long-term benefits of cognitive-behavioral therapy for this often refractory population.