Treatment of Depression (July/August)

Date of Issue: 07/01/2010 | Volume: 8 | Number: 7&8

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In This Issue

Article

Alternative Treatments for Depression

Topics: Antidepressants | Depressive Disorder | Natural Medications | Seasonal Affective Disorder

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?

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Article

Psychotherapy for Depression: What’s Best?

Topics: Depressive Disorder | Psychotherapy

Are all psychotherapies equally effective for the treament of depression? Or do cognitive behavioral techniques clearly rise above the pack, as implied by the amount of media coverage they receive?

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Expert QA

Behavioral Activation for Depression

Topics: Depressive Disorder | Psychotherapy

Dr. Hollon, your work as a psychologist and researcher focuses on the treatment and etiology of depression. What in particular do you study?

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Expert QA

Inflammation and Depression

Topics: Depressive Disorder

Dr. Raison, you are involved in some interesting research about the connections between inflammation and depression. Tell us about it.

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Research Update

Olanzapine Effective for Trichotillomania

Traditional treatment for trichotillomania involves medications used to treat obsessive compulsive disorder.

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Research Update

Antidepressants: Little Long-Term Benefit for Bipolar Disorder

Topics: Antidepressants | Bipolar Disorder

Most people with bipolar disorder are maintained on antidepressants, but the evidence base is rather meager. In a recent trial, researchers recruited 70 patients with bipolar disorder, all of whom had responded to a combination of a mood stabilizer and an antidepressant.

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