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.