[Integration of drug therapy and psychotherapy concepts in treatment of depression].

The treatment of depressive disorders comprises an adequate pharmacological as well as psychotherapeutical intervention. The following article will demonstrate pragmatic treatment steps and corresponding problems in relation to the time context of the disorder as well as the treatment (1. Initial contact 2. First control, 3. Intermediate treatment phase. 4. Treatment termination). Without introducing innovative treatment techniques, basic biological assumptions as well as psychological aspects of depressive disorders are combined in a pragmatic way. Furthermore, new developments in psychopharmacology are taken into regard.