| Description |
1 online resource (154 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Prevalence, burden and diagnosis -- 2. Principles of management -- 3. Psychotherapies, alone and in combination -- 4. Evolution of antidepressant agents -- 5. Therapeutic choices of antidepressants across depressive disorders -- 6. Practical issues in selecting antidepressants -- 7. Electroconvulsive therapy and other physical treatments -- 8. Complementary therapies -- 9. Treatment-resistant depression -- 10. Depression in women -- 11. Depression in children and adolescents -- 12. Depression in late life -- 13. Comorbidityd: psychiatric and physical |
| Summary |
Treating Depression Effectively: Applying Clinical Guidelines is designed to help clinicians put existing clinical guidelines on the management of depression to their best practical use. Its focus is entirely practical; it disseminates first-hand experience on the most successful applications of published theory. A range of scenarios is explored, from the efficacy of herbal treatments to the specific problems faces in different age groups. Authored by international experts in the field, this book will offer a global perspective on the problem for general psychiatrists, trainees, general practitioners/primary care physicians, and nurses |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Depression, Mental -- Treatment.
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Depressive Disorder -- therapy.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kennedy, Sidney H.
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| ISBN |
0203501829 (electronic bk.) |
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1280047771 |
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9780203501825 (electronic bk.) |
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9781280047770 |
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