Biological therapies for depression
- Created by: bethdobson6
- Created on: 13-06-16 13:24
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- Biological therapies for depression
- Drugs
- SSRI's
- Safety - increased suicide
- Significant advantage in several depressed individuals
- Risk for adolescents
- Less useful when given to children
- Short term (4-6 weeks)
- SSRI's
- ECT
- Severe depression
- Quicker results so less risk of suicide
- Bilateral/unilateral
- Unilateral less likely to cause psychological side effects
- Psychological and physical side effects
- Significantly better results than sham ECT
- 0.6 amp
- Severe depression
- Drugs
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