Use of nk-1 receptor antagonists for treating major depressive disorders with anxiety

摘要

The present invention provides the use of an orally active, long acting, CNS-penetrant NK-1 receptor antagonist for the manufacture of a medicament adapted for oral administration for the treatment or prevention of major depressive disorder with anxiety without concomitant therapy with other anti-depressant or anti-anxiety agents, methods of treatment using such a NK-1 receptor antagonist and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.