Depression : note
• Depression is characterized by negative, hopeless feelings and feelings of unhappiness for no obvious reason. Patients
may feel worthless; mood,
sleep and energy levels are affected. Depression disturbs many aspects
of our daily
life.
• The depletion of noradrenaline and serotonin stores in the body is believed to
be the underlying pathophysiological explanation.
• Counseling and/or Drug therapy are effective treatments for most
patients. Antidepressant
drugs are three categories: tricyclic
antidepressants, MAOIs and SSRIs.
• The onset of therapeutic responses to antidepressants
delay one- to two-week,
possibly because of the time taken to override feedback mechanisms at nerve endings.
- Prepared by: Dr. Mohamed Abdel Rahman (pharmacist).
- Resources: - Clinical physiology and pharmacology,Farideh Javid and Janice McCurrie 2008.
- Copyrights: All rights are reserved for pharmacist development group 2009 - 2011.
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on 1/18/2011.
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