Treating Depression 2006: A Clinician's Update

Bonus: 8 Medication Fact Sheets
See at a glance what you really need to know in order to safely prescribe newer antidepressants, as well as some natural treatments that your patients may be asking you about.

• Cymbalta
• Effexor XR
• Lexapro
• Paxil CR
• Wellbutrin
• St. John’s Wort
• Omega-3 fatty acids
• SAMe

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Decade of the SNRIs

• Effexor XR: Status as of 2006
• Cymbalta: The Upstart SNRI

Chapter 2. “Tweaked” Antidepressants – Are They Worth The Cost?

• Paxil CR Wellbutrin XL
• Lexapro: The New Emperor of SSRI’s?

Chapter 3. Natural Medications for Depression

• St. John’s Wort: On Life Support in America
• Dietary Supplements: What your patients want you to know

Chapter 4. Medical Devices for Depression

• ECT: An Update
• rTMS: Will it replace ECT?
• Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Number of Pages: 47

Published: 2006