Daily Archives: 23/05/2013

prayers

Prayer, spirituality gets the doctors’ nod Tuesday, May 21, 2013 New Delhi: Hardly anyone doubts the power of prayer and almost everyone has a turnaround tale — maybe personal, or of someone else’s — that credits the “miracle” to a prayer. Now while science and spirituality may not always see eye-to-eye, holistic treatment is now […]

drug treatment of depression

Pharmacologic Therapy for Depression Drugs used for treatment of depression include the following: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) Serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs) Atypical antidepressants Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) St. John’s wort Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors SSRIs include the following: Citalopram (Celexa) Escitalopram (Lexapro) Fluoxetine (Prozac) Fluvoxamine (Luvox) Paroxetine (Paxil) Sertraline (Zoloft) Vilazodone […]

meta analysis of drug treatment of depression

Get PDF (70K) Keywords: teratogenicity; congenital malformations; antidepressants; SSRIs; SNRIs; pregnancy; clinical toxicology Abstract Background A substantial number of women of childbearing age suffer from depression. Despite this, relatively little is known about the safety of antidepressant use during pregnancy. Purpose We conducted a meta-analysis of prospective comparative cohort studies to quantify the relationship between […]