Experimental medication treatment approaches for depression

Reaffirmation of Behavioral Approaches to Depression Treatment

This meta-analytic review improved on the methods and scope of similar reviews but reached the same conclusion that behavioral activation (BA) therapies for adult depression are much more effective than control conditions and comparable with cognitive-behavioral interventions. Future research should strengthen our understanding of the mechanisms that account for the effectiveness of BA approach...

New Approaches for the Therapy of Treatment Refractory Depression

Depression is a common, chronic, recurrent and life debilitating illness with severe morbidity and increased suicide risk (Kiecolt-Glaser&Glaser, 2002). The mechanisms and brain areas underlying the pathophysiology of this disorder are not yet well understood. Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) or treatment-refractory depression is a term used in clinical psychiatry to describe cases of major...

Breaking the myths: new treatment approaches for chronic depression.

BACKGROUND Chronic depressive disorders are common, accounting for approximately one-third of all cases of depression and posing a major public health problem. In the past, chronic depression has been thought to be treatment-resistant, and evidence suggests that it is currently underdiagnosed, misdiagnosed, and suboptimally treated. OBJECTIVES To review the subtypes of chronic depression and ...

New therapeutical approaches for the treatment of malignant Melanoma

Psychotherapy Versus Medication for Unipolar Depression

D about outpatient treatment of unipolar depression is characterized by tensions between science and the marketplace and by ideological differences between and within the major mental health professions. Billions of dollars are spent annually on sales and marketing of antidepressant medications; the pharmaceutical industry also funds research, but it controls whether to submit results of funded...