Weight gain during antidepressant treatment can be either a sign of improvement in patients
who have weight loss as a symptom of depression or a residual symptom in patients who …

Adaptation of the brain to the presence of a drug predicts withdrawal on cessation. The
outcome of adaptation is often referred to as 'physical dependence'in pharmacology, as …

Context Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a group-based psychosocial
intervention designed to enhance self-management of prodromal symptoms associated with …

This chapter covers antidepressants that fall into the class of serotonin (5-HT) and
norepinephrine (NE) reuptake inhibitors. That is, they bind to the 5-HT and NE transporters …

Discontinuation symptoms are recognised with tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine
oxidase inhibitors, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and miscellaneous …

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CHRISTOPHER H. WARNER, MAJ, MC, USA, WILLIAM BOBO, LCDR, MC, USN …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the consequences to mother and baby of abruptly discontinuing
antidepressant or benzodiazepine medication during pregnancy and to assess the impact of …

Abuse liability testing plays an important role in informing drug development, regulatory
processes, and clinical practice. This paper describes the current “gold standard” …

When first published in 1999, Your Drug May Be Your Problem was ahead of its time. The
only book to provide an uncensored description of the dangers involved in taking every kind …

Pain is common in almost every age group; therefore, it can be expected to be seen in the
intensive care unit (ICU) patient as a pre-existing complaint. The pain may be a result of the …