Predictors of treatment response in mood disorders

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    • Goodnick, Paul J.
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Predictors of treatment response in mood disorders

edited by Paul J. Goodnick

(Clinical practice, no. 34)

American Psychiatric Press, c1996

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Predictors of Treatment Response in Mood Disorders is the first text devoted solely to predicting responses to treatment in mood disorders. This concise, practical guide to clinical and biological factors affecting mood disorders will help clinicians and managed care administrators assign the correct somatic therapy -- the first time. In this day of increasingly scrutinized health care costs, it makes sense to examine all avenues of knowledge in predicting treatment response in mood disorders. Practical clinical examples from the chapter authors investigate questions such as, Which antidepressant should be used for atypical or bipolar depression? When should anticonvulsants be chosen over lithium? Does the DST or any blood test help in choosing medications? Chapters cover antidepressants (tricyclics, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and SSRIs), mania treatments (lithium, carbamazepine, valproate, and neuroleptics), electroconvulsive therapy, and future treatment issues.

Table of Contents

Tricyclic antidepressant medications. Monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Newer antidepressants. Lithium. Carbamazepine in bipolar disorder. Valproate. Neuroleptics and clozapine in mood disorders and schizophrenia. Electroconvulsive therapy: clinical and biological aspects. Comment and review. Index.

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