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Alternative Treatments for Depression

No clinician wants to be a “pill-pusher,” and most of our patients do not want that kind of treatment. So what can we offer our depressed patients beyond medications?

Do Antidepressants Cause Switching?

The latest foray into the controversial issue of antidepressant-induced switching appeared in the February issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry (2006;163:232-239). The last time TCPR took up this topic (June 2005), we reviewed a meta-analysis of antidepressant use in bipolar disorder. That paper concluded that SSRIs cause the same rate of manic switching as placebo (Am J Psychiatry 2004;161:1537-1547). The authors of the newly published research would beg to differ.

Antidepressants: Does Mechanism Matter?

While it’s certainly interesting to theorize about neurotransmitters and antidepressants, the recent STAR*D findings bring up a difficult topic: Does mechanism matter?

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Psychiatry in the News

To help members of the general public understand the sometimes complicated world of psychiatry, TCPR publisher and editor-in-chief Dr. Daniel Carlat has joined AOL Health as their mental health expert and blogger. You can read his AOL blog here.