| abstract |
The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical compositions for treating, for example, mood disorders or conditions, psychotic disorders or conditions, or a combination thereof, in a mammal such as a human, the composition comprising (a) an atypical antipsychotic, a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the atypical antipsychotic or prodrug thereof, (b) a corticotropin releasing factor antagonist, a prodrug thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said corticotropin releasing factor antagonist or prodrug thereof, and optionally (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, carrier or diluent. The present invention is also directed to a method for treating one or more disorders or conditions described in the previous sentence, the method comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment components (a) and (b) described in the previous sentence, wherein (a) and (b) are each optionally and independently administered together with a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, carrier or diluent. |