Are SSRIs safe for childhood depression?
The use of these antidepressants in children has exploded in the past decade. So has the controversy about increased suicide rates in patients taking them.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Diagnosing and treating generalized anxiety disorder
In order to meet diagnostic criteria for generalized anxiety disorder, a patient must worry excessively about everyday problems for at least six months.
Management of childhood depression
Often the first to identify the warning signs of this depression in children and adolescents, primary-care providers must be prepared to institute a basic treatment plan.
The balance between clinical judgment and a patient’s right to choose
A woman refuses to treat her depression pharmaceutically and relies on herbal remedies—against her clinician’s advice.
Clinician confronts an all-too-common ethical dilemma
Should the shocking confession of a depressed patient become a discoverable part of the medical record?
Increased anxiety after a sudden change in an SSRI prescription
After two years of success with a generic antidepressant, the patient’s depressive symptoms made an unwelcome return.
St. John’s wort may be as effective as standard antidepressants — and more tolerable — for major depression
Level 1: Likely reliable evidenceA recent Cochrane systematic review evaluated the efficacy and safety of St. John’s wort extracts for the treatment of major depression (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2008[4]:CD000448). The review included 29 randomized trials comparing St. John’s wort with placebo (11 trials), standard antidepressants (12 trials), or both (six trials) in a total…
Top 10 health stories of 2008
Blood sugar goals, stem cells, CT scans, health reform–these are some of the issues to make the list of most important stories of the year, as chosen by the Harvard Health Letter.
Sildenafil eases antidepressant side effects in women
Off-label use of sildenafil (Viagra) relieved sexual side effects of antidepressants for…
Trial integrates depression and BP treatment
An integrated approach to hypertension and depression treatment yielded significantly better results for both conditions in a recent six-week pilot study. Patients in the integrated-care arm showed fewer…
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