This study uses the glucocorticoid-receptor antagonist RU486 (mifepristone) to treat patients with a diagnosis of psychotic major depression or schizoaffective disorder. This is a follow-up treatment step (or, """"""""compassionate use"""""""" study) for our current mifepristone-use protocols (""""""""Treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder Using Mifepristone"""""""" GCRC #537 and """"""""Rapid Reversal of Psychotic Depression Using Mifepristone"""""""" GCRC #484). It is a non-randomized study providing short-term pharmaco- therapy and measuring effects over an eight-day treatment period. Clinicals were begun in mid-1998 and continue. We have collected data on 2 patients with a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder.
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