Pharmacotherapy of depression (2nd ed.)

Pharmacotherapy of Depression provides a concise guide for clinicians prescribing antidepressants by outlining the biological origins of depression and the neurobiological mechanisms of antidepressant therapy.

Also covered is the pharmacologic management of major depression, bipolar depression, anxiety with depression, geriatric depression, depression in substance abuse, depression in schizophrenic patients, and the management of depression during pregnancy.

Experimental and herbal drug therapies for depression are also discussed.

This volume is unique for its broad range of topics discussed and its strong preliminary treatment of physiology and pathophysiology.