Friedman: Managing Depression in Clinical Practice

Developments in depression are currently evolutionary rather than revolutionary but new treatments do become available, old and new treatments are reevaluated, and patient choice and the structure of treatment delivery are increasingly emphasized. This means that there is a need for updated accessible summaries for those who need to keep abreast of current thinking and apply their knowledge in practice.

About the Author

• Edward S Friedman, MD, received his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Upon graduation, he joined the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh Institute and Clinic (WPIC) of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Currently, he is the Director of the Mood Disorders Treatment and Research Program at WPIC. His research has focused on cognitive behavioral psychotherapy, pharmacotherapy, and combination treatments for major depression and bipolar illness. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on these subjects. Recently, he was the National Cognitive Therapy Director for the landmark STAR*D study. Dr Friedman is also Director of the Cognitive Therapy Residency Training Program and the Ambulatory Mood and Anxiety Disorders Residency Training Program at WPIC. Dr Friedman has participated in many mood disorders research projects, and, for example, he is currently the Pittsburgh site Primary Investigator for the National Institute of Mental Health Depression Treatment Network and the National Institute of Mental Health Bipolar Treatment Network – multicenter collaborations that have been responsible for the highly-regarded STEP-BD and STAR*D studies.
• Professor Ian M Anderson is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Manchester and an Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust. He studied medicine at Cambridge University and University College Hospital Medical School, going on to training posts in general medicine and neurosurgery before training in psychiatry in Oxford. He is Director of the Specialist Service for Affective Disorders in Manchester, which he founded in 2001 as a multidisciplinary tertiary service for treatmentresistant depression and bipolar disorder. His current research interests concern the role of serotonin in the etiology and treatment of affective disorders and the use of functional brain imaging to investigate emotional processing and neurotransmitter function in depression. He is first author of the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) guidelines for treating depressive disorders with antidepressants, and a co-author of the BAP guidelines for treating anxiety disorders. He was Chair of the Clinical Guideline Development Group to update the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence treatment guideline for depression.

Contents
Chapter 1 Classification, causes, and epidemiology

• Different types of depression
• Causes of depression
• Epidemiology and natural history

Chapter 2 Depression in different types of patients

• Depression in children
• Depression in elderly people
• Depression in women
• Depression in patients with comorbid medical conditions

Chapter 3 Diagnosis

• Signs and symptoms of depression
• Differential diagnosis
• The patient examination and interview
• Laboratory tests for co-occurring illnesses

Chapter 4 Principles of therapy

• Goals of treatment
• Treatment options
• Choice of treatment
• Practicalities of treatment
• Factors affecting response to treatment

Chapter 5 Medications

• Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
• Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
• Monoamine receptor antagonist drugs
• Norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors
• Dopamine reuptake inhibitors
• Tricyclic antidepressants
• Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
• Other drugs
• Specific adverse effects of antidepressants

Chapter 6 Other treatments

• Psychotherapy for depression
• Combination psychotherapy and psychopharmacotherapy for depression1
• Physical treatments
• Lifestyle and complementary therapies

Chapter 7 Management of treatment nonresponse

• Assessment and principles of management
• Definitions: treatment non response and treatment resistant depression
• Medication strategies
• Psychological treatment strategies
• Physical treatment strategies

Chapter 8 Continuation and maintenance treatment

• Goals of continuation/maintenance treatment
• Phases of treatment
• Medication
• Psychological treatments
• Physical treatments
• Risk factors for relapse and recurrence
• Longer-term treatment in practice

Index


Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (September 21, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1849964645
• ISBN-13: 978-1849964647
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5 x 0.3 inches

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