Making the Antidepressant Decision

By Carol Ann Turkington and Eliot F. Kaplan

Previously published as Making the Prozac Decision, this new edition focuses on the most recent developments in treating depression and other disorders with medications. This honest, invaluable... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0737304170
• ISBN13: 9780737304176
• Release Date: August 2001
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Thorough, Comprehensive, and Informed

When I first picked the book up, I noticed the date and thought, a lot has changed since then. Yes, and no, as I started reading I learned more about depression (I have been on medications for nearly 25 year), than I had from my stack of books. Most of my other books had an agenda (I knew this when I bought them leaning toward either how to benefit most from pharmaceuticals to scarying you if you went on a prescribed route). I always try natural first, and over the years I have stopped pharmaceutical treatment to try new herbal "answers" and combining herbs with my medications, which didn't work for me. What I really value is the authors address the allopathic/pharmaceutical route and the herbal route and a combination approach (and what not to combine). They first explain the body, in easy to understand terms and why it lacks the proper chemicals. They don't advocate one train of thought. Here is what you can expect, every chapter is broken down into little subcategories for handy reference too: What is Depression? (is it the blues or do you have an imbalance) 1)All About Antidepressants (the history and different types of imbalance) 2) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors 3) Structurally Unrelated Drugs 4) Cyclic Antidepressants 5) Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors 6) Bipolar Disorder 7) Herbal Antidepressants 8) In the Future Appendixes (Organizations, How to Find Names of Local Mental Health Professionals, Twelve Step Programs, Depression Links on the World Wide Web, Free Medication Programs for Low Income Patients)