'Treating Depression Effectively' is designed to help clinicians put existing clinical guidelines on the management of depression to their best practical use. It offers a global perspective on the problem that has proved invaluable for general psychiatrists, trainees, general practitioners, and physicians and nurses in primary care. This second edition has been revised and updated throughout, and contains important new material on the importance of considering circadian rhythm in treatment planning.
Table of contents:
1. Definition, Prevalence and Health Burden 2. Principles of Management 3. Evidence-based Psychotherapies Alone and in Combination with Pharmacotherapy 4. Evolution of Antidepressant Agents 5. Therapeutic Choices of Antidepressants Across Depressive Disorders 6. Practical Issues in Selecting Antidepressants 7. Patient issues in selecting antidepressants: circadian rhythm 8. Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Physical Treatments 9. Complementary Therapies (Herbals and Others) 10. Treatment-resistant Depression 11. Depression in Women 12. Depression in Children and Adolescents 13. Depression in Late Life 14. Comorbidity: Psychiatric and Physical
Table of contents:
1. Definition, Prevalence and Health Burden 2. Principles of Management 3. Evidence-based Psychotherapies Alone and in Combination with Pharmacotherapy 4. Evolution of Antidepressant Agents 5. Therapeutic Choices of Antidepressants Across Depressive Disorders 6. Practical Issues in Selecting Antidepressants 7. Patient issues in selecting antidepressants: circadian rhythm 8. Electroconvulsive Therapy and Other Physical Treatments 9. Complementary Therapies (Herbals and Others) 10. Treatment-resistant Depression 11. Depression in Women 12. Depression in Children and Adolescents 13. Depression in Late Life 14. Comorbidity: Psychiatric and Physical